Jim's Beer Kit

[quote=Fungus post_id=848182 time=1581808140 user_id=18146] I looked at incorporating everything into the base but risk of damage from heat or liquid spills seemed too great. [/quote] Yeah I can definitely see this being an issue, especially the heat with the SSR. I've moved all of the DC bits into ...

Just as a quick update, I've wired in a 12vdc power supply and a 12v-5v stepdown converter. This allowed me to wire in a raspberry pi zero w, 12v "food grade" pump with a DC motor driver, solid state relay for the heating element and DS18B20 temperature sensor. The pi is running craftbeerpi so I can...

Good idea, I realise now I wrote the wrong thing in my first post, what I actually did was take the output from the first thermal switch(not the mains toggle switch) and ran it to the relay so the stock 115C thermal protection is still in place. I will try to post a photo of the updated wiring tomor...

Hi All, hope this is OK for a first post. I've been lurking for a while but finally have something worth posting(I think). Backstory: I've been brewing off and on for years, originally in Canada, I now live in a small flat in London and got the itch to brew again. I did a 6 litre stove top batch and...