This was it. I had previously set up the board on a different project and it was already connecting to my wifi network and hence never activated the AP mode. I thought flashing it woudl lose all the previous settings but not so.
THanks for the response
It compiles fine using IDE 1.8.4 (I think that's the version) and I can upload to the nodemcu. I haven't built the binary from the IDE and attempted to upload that - I've just used the one in the repository
This may be a stupid question, but am I able to flash a nodemcu and start the AP with 2.0 without two temp probes connected and without relay board? AT the moment I only have one temp probe and the nodemcu on a breadboard.
I can't seem to connect after flashing with the windows nodemncu...
i use beersmith with dropbox and that works well enough. It took a while to get used to but is pretty easy once yu've set things up. There are a few good tutorials on beersmith web site and brulosphy.com has made a few vids which helped me greatly. the cloud function in BS is a PITA as i would...
Another thought, When I was talking to one of the garage project guys at the local bottle shop he said they do an initial ferment and finish up with the champagne yeast to get the FG down to about 1.003, so I'm thinking an under-pitch of the initial yeast in the wort would be the way to go. I...
I think it's key to get the dry finish and the huge nelson sauvin aroma. The champagne yeast and low mash temp would help with the dryness. I would probably have less munich in the grain bill
I was planning on knocking up a few 5L batches to play around with cloning this