Starting an Electric Brew control panel for AG brewing

[pedleyr]

I'm not sure what you mean about stealing the name. Is it a problem at all if two home brewers have the same nickname for their hobby?

 

[sjp770]

I just think that unless it's something generic like "bruhaus" it's nice to have individualism. If you have a name and you haven't seen it anywhere else and you've searched to be sure, it would be nice to know its yours.

 

[TheWiggman]

Call it WilliamsWarn. That'll make it a talking point and focus of much attention.

Nice looking build here too by the way, I like looking at these things coming along. A Stephen Hawking book is necessary for any bruhaus too, will come along handy should any large astronomical masses try to envelop mash enzymes.

Ahh, I see you already ordered one from Amazon.

 

[sjp770]

Well there it is.. I might try painting inside the letters later, although with the wax in there now it might be hard.

2x more SESTOS PID's arrived today. Also got the Star San and keg grease yeasterday. I'll drop in to the local home brew shop tomorrow and see what they have there. I was all set to go CO2 and kegs but I think i'll be bottling first.

 

[Camo6]

Nice name.

 

[sjp770]

Hehe, glad someone got it!

 

[sjp770]

Call it WilliamsWarn. That'll make it a talking point and focus of much attention.

Nice looking build here too by the way, I like looking at these things coming along. A Stephen Hawking book is necessary for any bruhaus too, will come along handy should any large astronomical masses try to envelop mash enzymes.

Ahh, I see you already ordered one from Amazon.

Never seen WilliamsWarn.. interesting.

Thats like brewbot. There is a kickstarter using that name when a student entered his brewbot in a rhenasas comp.

From what I can remember its a good read. She (Kitty Ferguson) writes another book called Measuring the Universe. It is an amazing read

 

[sjp770]

Enclosure is on its way from an electrical wholesaler.

NHP NLS0404021 $121.50+GST

 

[mofox1]

Looks much the same as this one? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=371077123264

It's what I'm planning on getting for my CP. Assuming you included postage, you got a good deal. $132.72 for the ebay one.

Mick

 

[sjp770]

Yeah that's delivered. I got to have a look at the enclosure recently and liked it. It comes with the false back as well which is good. I guess thy all do but it would suck not getting one.

 

[sjp770]

Another $140 down today for sodium percarbonate and a brand new 19L keg.

Also received a few packages:


That's all the gear that I have so far that's been delivered.

 

[sjp770]

Updating the first post with prices:

3x SESTOS D1SR-220 PIDs http://m.ebay.com/itm/321329630539 AU $32.50 ea.
2x SSR's http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/331212781869 AU $13.26 ea.
6x Two position panel switches http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/400610363901 AU $14.85 (all 6)
1x Three position panel switch http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/120777367762 AU $4.51
1x Two position key panel switch http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/161209631088 AU $4.16

 

[sjp770]

Another order.. Got some more stuff delivered and it gave me a clearer picture of the parts I need to be up and running.

ibrew.com.au

1x Female stainless 1/2NPT x 1/2 hose barb for $8.50 each
1x Hose Barbs - hose barb 1/2 x /1/2 hose barb for $9.50 each
1x Copper immersion wort chiller for $95.00 each
1x Dip Tube and Compression fitting - dip tube and compression fitting for $24.95 each
1x Blichmann 3 piece ball valve for $42.00 each
Total $179.95 plus $16 delivery

The immersion chiller will double as my herms when dropped into the HLT. When I get a counter flow chiller or plate chiller I'll find a dedicated herms vessel I think.. Might require some rethinking of the panel before I cut bits out, possibly another switch and SSR. I have a 1KW element that should suit a <10L Herms tank. Only issue is If I need to heat my sparge water with a 5500W element I might be way over my 6000w (25A) circuit limit

Also this is the stash as it stands delivered



Got the pump and the temp probes today. More may arrive with auspost (stuff from china) as this was just the parcel deliveries this morning.

 

[jrcjamie]

Wow this sure is coming along a treat! Keen to see more so keep it coming!

 

[sjp770]

Unfortunately no deliveries today, and im away for a week so no more to speak of till i get back. I did however have a few too many Fat Yaks and hit order on 3x items I was holding back on previously:

MK II CO2 Gas Regulator, Disconnect, line, splitters & One way valve - home brew www.ebay.com.au/itm/221334431660 AU $119.95
Australian Standard Carbon Dioxide CO2 Gas Bottle Cylinder 9.1Litres 6kg FULL www.ebay.com.au/itm/301224328042 AU $199.00
Kincrome Automatic Wire Stripper with Crimper - K4001 www.ebay.com.au/itm/290721573731 AU $29.90

I still need to get the spade terminals to use with the crimper. Hoping to get away without a specialised crimper, I'm thinking of soldering each crimped cable to help as well.

No new phone for me for a while

 

[TheWiggman]

Who needs to call people when you can solitarily sit at home enjoying the pleasures of home brew? Contemplate the meaning of life, analyse the budget and future implications, think about the next thing you're going to be buying for the HB setup etc.
Looks like you're going to have a very nice system here when you're done.

 

[sjp770]

I have a phone, bought a new Sony Xperia Z2 outright for once instead of on contract. It played up straight away so I sent it back for a refund as I found it at telstra for less. But then the money was just sitting there, you know, NOT being used to build a home brewery and I thought "I can fix that!"

The plan will be to do reloading while the beer brews for maximum manliness on the brew day

Anyone know a good place to get 32cm lids? Are they even needed?

 

[sjp770]

So, 25A relays are technically ok but they should heat up more than 40A relays. So for $5 each I've grabbed 2x 40A SSR's. I will get a heat sink like the one on their site but from element14.com instead as it will be $63 with free freight

 

[rockeye84]

Get one a heatsink from jaycar.
http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=HH8555 $20

I am running 2x 25a ssr's with this heatsink. Hardly gets warm pulling 10-12a thru the ssr.

40a ssr's are way overkill, that's like 9600w of switching power, per ssr @240v.. How bigger elements are you planning to run?

 

[TheWiggman]

I run 40A SSRs with my 1800 and 2400W elements. I did this because I don't have adequate cooling on the SSRs and one of them actually started to melt. For the extra $5-odd they now run a lot cooler, and I'm not inconvenienced with large heatsinks on my fairly small control boxes.
If using heatsinks I wouldn't have the need.