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My PP Seems to have stood up to two mock up mashes without any signs of degradation. Even left it in whilst testing the boil. My only concern is whether any chemicals will leach out.

Hi Fil, Bit annoyed that there is no debugger in the Arduino SDK. My previous experience with micros was with the Microchip PIC family. Their SDK includes a useful debugger. As the Arduino is essentially a type of PIC I would have thought that they would include some way of monitoring the...

Thanks for the reply Fil. I had a play with the system today and it looks like the Mash In stage is fixed. The stageName char is in a list so any setup will start with mash in & end in boil. char* stgName[] ={...

Just getting back on track after a few family issues. Built the interface for my controller using veroboard. I am using the basic Brauduino sketch to run the system, as mentioned before I thought the open Ardbir was a bit OTT. Don't need to choose between gas & electric or different languages...

Hi Druncan, Just checked Google Earth Didn't realise how remote Tiree is. I thought it was nearer Oban. Is that the island with the great beaches?

Hi CptSlow, Not THE Captain Slow? Anyway I'm a way off testing my bucket, concentrating on making the controller. I need to satisfy myself that the temperature regulator is working ok before I run a mash with the setup. As I mentioned in the last post initial tests are looking good. If anyone...

Been a bit of time since last post. Started building controller. Based on Brauduino. Spent most of the time understanding the "sketch". I had played with the Arduino a while ago but this is far more complicated than anything I'd done before. Tried it last night on my urn half filled with water...

Hi Bigcol, The guard has (had) a SS rim with a handle. I cut the handle off but can't do anything about the diameter. I'm using an old rack from a microwave/ grill to sit the bucket on. It's too high at the moment so I will have to bend the legs over to get the right height. The spatter guard...

Bought the 15l bucket yesterday. It fits perfectly with about 3/4 inch gap all round. Only problem is the spatter guard is just a bit too big to fit inside, annoyingly it sits about an inch from the bottom. For the time being I'll cut slots in the bottom of the bucket and use my BIAB bag.

That looks like the sort of thing I'm after. Is there any science behind the pattern of holes? My 25l bucket is too big to fit in the boiler. My local home brew shop does a 3 gallon bucket, about 15l I'll try that for size. My only concern is will it be big enough to hold the expanded grain. I...

Hi, thanks for the replies. Didn't realise the designs on the buckets were part of the structure. I've seen those SS baskets online but I'm after something with solid sides. I'm planning to make a RIMS system, using a basket would mean that the recirculating wort would escape from the sides...

Has anyone else used a plastic bucket for a grain tube? I'm getting bits together to make a GF clone. Probably end up with a system similar to the Brewster. I'm using a Burco Cygnet 30l urn and am in the process of building a controller using an Arduino. The only part I'm struggling with is how...