Recent content by GatorDad

nice work guys... :)

Scruffy, It's actually a lot easier that it may seem. Order up the parts and I'll help as best as I can. No compensation - you can just owe me a beer if you like. :)

Santa surprised me and brought a Blichmann 14.5 Conical Fermentor. Legs, wheels, the whole shebang. It's my first conical, and well, I'm most impressed. Leg extensions: Bless her heart SWMBO, but I don't think I need the leg extensions. Should I keep them, or return them to the LHBS?

I agree that this should help those with troubles at 100c using the "s" (and duh, why didn't anyone think of this before), but, don't get too caught up in that datasheet. Those read times are max values - not actual. In practice, you can read either unit as often as needed for this application...

I use the "s" model because that's what I have, and they work great for me (and it's hard to teach old dogs new tricks?). There is no difference in flexibility when using OWFS - it handles the low level bit twiddling. :)

Check /var/log/messages for error messages. Your USB bus controller might be on the way to Spain.

I did the "U" shape due to it's simplicity (i.e. KISS). Yes, I fill it with tap water before use. My thermo is water-proof, but is so using heat-shrink tubing and I don't know if that stuff is food safe, so, I isolate it in the copper tubing. I don't read the temp from both sides of the "U" -...

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Me. Run a piece of copper tubing through the lid as in pic. Use hose clamp to hold in place (see pic). Fill with water. Insert probe.

Depending on how much you like to "roll your own": https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/monitoring-controlling-linux-cheap-240955/ I run my brew rig with this and a few 1-wire devices. YMMV.

That's true. I only buy "disposable" tools from HF, but, they do have an excellent return policy for those who want to give it a shot.

Hello Brandon FL! :)

Ditto. This tank has a stand included (the $70 one doesn't). Materials would cost me at least $40, and it would take me a few hours of "engineering" to make the thing, so for $20 an hour, I'll buy it and drink beer instead. :)

Nice!!!

Thanks, but I've already standardized on YUI & RGraph. That's what i use at work, and it's just easier to use what you already know. :)