lastdrinks
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A guy a work forwarded this to me. Probably too advanced for me as i am still BIAB and have not setup a fridgemate for fermenation but would be great to see someone set one up. Could be good for brewing while on holiday. 
http://www.brewtroller.com/
Below is a little idea of what it does.
BrewTroller is an open source standalone brewing control system based on tfhe Sanguino platform. BrewTroller monitors temperature and volume of the Hot Liquor Tank (HLT), Mash Tun and Brew Kettle and controls heat sources, pumps and valves as needed in the brewing process. BrewTroller supports PID control of heating elements making it an inexpensive solution replacing up to four PID controllers.
Here's quick overview of BrewTroller features:
http://www.brewtroller.com/
Below is a little idea of what it does.
BrewTroller is an open source standalone brewing control system based on tfhe Sanguino platform. BrewTroller monitors temperature and volume of the Hot Liquor Tank (HLT), Mash Tun and Brew Kettle and controls heat sources, pumps and valves as needed in the brewing process. BrewTroller supports PID control of heating elements making it an inexpensive solution replacing up to four PID controllers.
Here's quick overview of BrewTroller features:
- (4) PID or On/Off controlled heat outputs (HLT, Mash, Kettle and Steam Heat for support of steam infusion mashes)
- (32) Pump and Valve On/Off outputs (Using up to 4 optional MUX boards providing 8 outputs each)
- (6) Temperature sensors (HLT, Mash, Kettle, CFC H2O IN, CFC H2O Out and CFC Beer Out)
- (3) Optional Volume sensors (pressure transducers) used to measure HLT, Mash and Kettle volume (currently being tested)
- (1) Optional Steam Pressure sensor for controlling steam heat
- Simple encoder input providing iPod like controls (rotate left, rotate right, click for enter, click and hold for cancel)
- 20 column, 4 row backlit LCD character display (Screenshots)
