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Right now I use four: HLT, Grant, Heat Exchanger output, Mash. I'd really like to keep a better eye on my HERMS chamber temp (a plastic cooler), sample more than one place in the mash (bottom now, but I'd add one for the liquor above the bed or top of bed), and maybe even put one in each of my two b...

I'd second the vote for Remote Desktop (over VNC). It is built in to most windows versions. Start->Programs->Accessories->Remote Desktop Connection. You might need to enable connections on the brewery machine by going to Control Panel->System and then the Remote tab, and click "Allow users to c...

I see that the expansion card allows more discreet inputs, but how about more temperature inputs? 4 is adequate, but to really pimp my system I'd like a few more. An chance for an upgrade of that sort?

Thanks,
Shake

I like the new temp gauges and the ability to use an alternate PID. That makes my process much smoother since I can control the HEX during the mash based on the HEX output, then switch it to the Mash bed temp for sparging. The expansion card sounds interesting as well.

I finally got my system's temp probes configured. I was having some issues since my pump is on a float switch and turns off every few minutes. The water in the tubing up to the mash tun drains a bit, and when I just had the probe right at the outlet it would swing wildly. That made PID control impos...

Would these be appropriate to use with the BCS? They are by far the cheapest controllable stainless valves that I've found.

http://breweryparts.com/index.php/equip ... alves.html

I ended up having to cut the sheathing a bit on the probe side to get the compression nut up high enough. I didn't need to drill anything out though. I went with one for the mash and one for the HLT, and I'm planning to do a smaller version for the grant. With the soft copper I was able to bend it t...

Very nice. Did you have to cut off the clear plastic sheath from the top of the probe?

I finally finished building my control column (mark 1) and running a brew day with it. This certainly isn't as elegant as some of the integrations I've seen here, but for my brewery it does what I need. It also offers a lot of flexibility and allows me to easily change the configuration or move it i...