UPDATE:
Just been given the green light to go ahead and buy all the bits i need to go down the PID road.
Auberins, here i come.... Ramp/Soak PID automatic step mashing with ridiculous control yeehaah!
And, the parents rang up last night and asked what i like for chrissy....
"well, i'm saving coin for another big pot for my next single vessel upgrade" i said.
So with a little saving on my part, my single vessel rig is going into incarnation V3.0 with PID.
While i'm at it, i'm gonna do a proper control box, and maybe rejig my brew bench too. Got plans for a nice timber setup with the control box mounted off of a corner elevated above table too.
You beauty!