After a small tweak, I was able to get my idea of RIMS+loop to work basically as I envisioned it in a water test. A ball valve controlling the loop flow rate more linearly (compared to the butterfly valve used in my first revision) proved to be essential.
2019 Brewery Updates pt 2: Initial Implementation (and Failure)
I’ve made some progress with the design changes I detailed in post 1 of this series. I was able to implement the design, but in testing, it failed to give me the result I was hoping for. It has informed a revised design that I hold hope for working, however.
2019 Brewery Updates pt 1: The Concept
This year’s updates have been related to an idea I’ve been sharing for recirculating mash systems involving a high flow loop within a brewery’s plumbing
Brewing with Node-RED pt 2: My Dashboard
This post continues my discussion of Node-RED for brewing applications. In it I discuss my personal brewing dashboard and it’s features.
Brewing with Node-RED pt 1: Introduction
Node-RED is a popular framework for visual programming. In the post I introduce Node-RED, and discuss my transition to it from CraftBeerPi
ESP8266 Fermentation Controller Build
This post covers the build of my fermentation controller that uses an ESP8266 running BrewPiLess, with my custom ESP8266 PCB.
My CraftBeerPi 3 Plugins
I spent about 2 years using CraftBeerPi 3.0 as the software running my Raspberry Pi brewery controller. During this time I have written a handful of plugins to enhance or extend the functionality of the software.
Homebrewing PCBs Part 2: ESP8266
I designed some PCBs to use with ESP8266 devices, which I use as the brains of my fermentation controller.
Homebrewing PCBs Part 1: Raspberry Pi
I’ve been using a Raspberry Pi to control my brewery for awhile. I was growing tired of trying to arrange components and solder wires on prototyping boards every time I wanted to make a system change. Messy and not that fun. PCB design on the other hand could be perfected on a computer, and ordered/printed for cheap. They are also easy to share with others.
2018 brewery update
An update on my brewery is quite overdue. Many changes have been made in the year+ since my last post on this in early 2017.