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[HVB]

Looks good!

[Jdtirado]

Love it!!!!!

[MtnBrewer]

Awesome!

[SchwanzBrewer]

Ok got some work done this weekend. I cut my stand down by 6". I think it's going to be perfect now, about 34" to the top of the table now. I built a shelve for the bottom where I will mount the pumps. I also built a upper support for the stainless shelve to rest on.

 

 

I had a buddy of mine shear me up a couple pieces of stainless I then screwed to the wall for a back splash, total cost $40. Then bolted up the shelve to the wall after some leveling.

 

 

Finally the pots for some visual progress!

 

 

 

Starting to look good! You putting in a hood?

[matt6150]

 

Starting to look good! You putting in a hood?

Yeah the hood is the next thing on the list to buy. I am also going to get started working on the control panel in the next week, I have all the components for that.

[EWW]

Yeah the hood is the next thing on the list to buy. I am also going to get started working on the control panel in the next week, I have all the components for that.

What PID did you decide to go with?

[matt6150]

What PID did you decide to go with?

All Auber Instruments, for the BK and MLT the SYL-2352 and the HLT a SWA-2451. The 2451 has a built in timer so I can set it and have hot water ready after work or when I wake up to strike in with.

[EWW]

All Auber Instruments, for the BK and MLT the SYL-2352 and the HLT a SWA-2451. The 2451 has a built in timer so I can set it and have hot water ready after work or when I wake up to strike in with.

Nice - let me know how that works for you - I have some SYL-2362s with type K thermocouples and a ASL-51 timer I'll be working into a 2 tier gas fired rig here in the months to come

[matt6150]

Nice - let me know how that works for you - I have some SYL-2362s with type K thermocouples and a ASL-51 timer I'll be working into a 2 tier gas fired rig here in the months to come

Sounds awesome! I also have a timer I'm going to work in but I ended up going with the JSL-71. Really only because it has a red and green display that matches the PID's and I'm anal like that. Hoping to know how this whole thing works by about fall time.

[Clintama]

What settings do you guys use to set your PID's for boiling?

[HVB]

What settings do you guys use to set your PID's for boiling?

 

Not to speak for them but when I did use a PID for boiling I would just run mine in manual mode and dial it back to about 70-80%.

[matt6150]

 Not to speak for them but when I did use a PID for boiling I would just run mine in manual mode and dial it back to about 70-80%.

I have not used mine yet obviously, but this is pretty much what I've heard.

[Clintama]

 

Not to speak for them but when I did use a PID for boiling I would just run mine in manual mode and dial it back to about 70-80%.

I run mine as a tight deadband, proportional only, control, IE no integral or derivative functions. Sometime  I have to run it a degree hotter to get the boil I want, sometimes a degree lower to keep it from boiling over.

[EWW]

Matt, are you adding in audible alarms to your box? If so, what are you using?

[EWW]

I run mine as a tight deadband, proportional only, control, IE no integral or derivative functions. Sometime  I have to run it a degree hotter to get the boil I want, sometimes a degree lower to keep it from boiling over.

Would you mind posting some details of your system either here of in a new thread?

[Clintama]

OK give me a day or so and I'll start a new thread. I may have misled you. I am a batch sparger.

[matt6150]

Matt, are you adding in audible alarms to your box? If so, what are you using?

I have just a small red light with built in buzzer that I got from ebrewsupply.com. I will be hooking it up to my alarm and PID.

[HVB]

Matt, are you adding in audible alarms to your box? If so, what are you using?

 

This reminds me I need to wire my alarm/indicator light up for my timer.  I have had the indicator in place just never wired up.  I guess after 2 years it is time.

[MtnBrewer]

What settings do you guys use to set your PID's for boiling?

I run mine in automatic mode with the set point at 195°F. I also set the alarm for the same temp. When I hear the alarm go off, I switch over to manual mode at about 80% duty cycle to bring it up the last few degrees. I watch it like a hawk until the boil breaks because it will try to foam over on me.

[Mya]

I run mine in automatic mode with the set point at 195°F. I also set the alarm for the same temp. When I hear the alarm go off, I switch over to manual mode at about 80% duty cycle to bring it up the last few degrees. I watch it like a hawk until the boil breaks because it will try to foam over on me.

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