New Guy Open to Suggestions, Tips or Tricks
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 6:02 am
Good Morning-
I've been brewing for a number of years on a 3 burner propane system. Recently, I made the decision to switch to electric. We are the in the process of converting a room behind our bar (4-tap setup) into a brewery. Initially, I was interested in a PID setup. After researching the BCS setup, I about to pull the trigger on a 50a 2 Burner BCS Control Panel from Electric Brewing. The panel will have the BCS-482. Although the PID system would be similar to my current propane system with regards to controlling Mash Temps via RIMS tube, I like the expandability of the 482. I also like the challenge of learning a new system.
My first goal is to get set up and running in the next 30 days....just a simple brew day with all the bugs worked out. After a few trouble-free batches, I would like to experiment with the capabilities of the system. My new brew room will have 2 small converted under the counter bar refrigerators for lager fermenting and 2 SSBrewtech Cronical fermenters for ales. My goal is the utilize 2 off the temperature inputs to control the 2 lager coolers.
With all that said, I am looking for anyones "beginners" experiences, any corrections-of-errors they would do differently now, advice on starting out, etc? Basically, I know I will have questions and this seems to be the best source for the BCS.
Thank you for reading this. Please be patient with me as I learn and experiment with this new adventure.
I've been brewing for a number of years on a 3 burner propane system. Recently, I made the decision to switch to electric. We are the in the process of converting a room behind our bar (4-tap setup) into a brewery. Initially, I was interested in a PID setup. After researching the BCS setup, I about to pull the trigger on a 50a 2 Burner BCS Control Panel from Electric Brewing. The panel will have the BCS-482. Although the PID system would be similar to my current propane system with regards to controlling Mash Temps via RIMS tube, I like the expandability of the 482. I also like the challenge of learning a new system.
My first goal is to get set up and running in the next 30 days....just a simple brew day with all the bugs worked out. After a few trouble-free batches, I would like to experiment with the capabilities of the system. My new brew room will have 2 small converted under the counter bar refrigerators for lager fermenting and 2 SSBrewtech Cronical fermenters for ales. My goal is the utilize 2 off the temperature inputs to control the 2 lager coolers.
With all that said, I am looking for anyones "beginners" experiences, any corrections-of-errors they would do differently now, advice on starting out, etc? Basically, I know I will have questions and this seems to be the best source for the BCS.
Thank you for reading this. Please be patient with me as I learn and experiment with this new adventure.