Following up on
@huez post #9 - I bought the new MyBrewBot Tilt model and a tilt. I only found this post after I ordered, otherwise might have offered to buy yours. I find the user interface is a bit terse and the documentation is a work in progress, but I got it to work, power points and all, but after a fair bit of fiddling and experimenting.
The suggested Aus power points on their website is a link to some Euro power points that cost $40 + $99 postage - no thanks.
It doesn't say it anywhere in the docs or the website, but in the app, there is an option to use "Arlec Aus" which presumably are these:
https://www.bunnings.com.au/arlec-remote-controlled-power-outlets-3-pack_p4331764
I didn't know this so I thought I'd try it with ones I got from JCar:
https://www.jaycar.com.au/remote-controlled-3-outlet-mains-controller/p/MS6147
Using the Arlec setting, (codeset arlec 2, I haven't tested arlec 1) I got it to work - programming the power points is confusing as they have no "learn" button like it says in the mybrewbot docs - instead, you have to go to settings and say "program smartplug" then select "hot 1" or whatever and plug the power point in when it says "release learning button" - (this puts the smartplug into learn mode, indicated by the flashing led and) the smartplug then learns the code the mybrewbot is putting out. Do the same for the other plugs for cold 1, cold 2 etc. (I only have 1 heat belt so no need for hot 2 ATM).
The confusing part is that each smartplug (well the powertech ones from jcar, and they look identical to the arlec ones, probably made in the same factory in china) can actually respond to multiple codes, so be careful to only program each plug once - you can clear the plugs individually by holding down the "all off" button on the remote while inserting the power point and it will flash rapidly and then be completely wiped and you can reprogram it again. This confused the shit out of me when I'd set the mybrewbot to 3º above ambient and it would switch to "cooling" and ended up switching both plugs on (I had somehow set the heating plug to the hot and cold codes!)
Anyway ATM its all working awesome - data is visible in the app, its switching the plugs, I can change the temp from work and its logging the data to a test brewfather.com batch as well!
Oh and you can buy a temp probe to put in a litre of water in the fridge next to the fermenter and register it to the same fermenter as the tilt - this lets you see how far apart the ambient in the fridge and the wort temps are - which will be the result of the fermentation heat - thus you can see the intensity of the ferment kicking off when the temps diverge, peaking when they're furthest apart and then coming back together as fermentation slows - in theory... Now to test it on a real beer!
Matt
