Keeping stable temp while away from home

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Perkins on February 24, 2015 at 7:18pm

Hi Nick,

That may help to a certain degree but a good beer investment to make is a temperature controlled fridge, it will improve your beer dramatically.  It cost me about $150 to set up, just buy an old fridge off trade me, an STC-1000 and heat pad off Ebay and a couple of short extension leads from Bunnings.  You have to wire it up yourself but it is not too challenging. Do a search on the forum for 'STC-1000' should come up with plenty of info.

Cheers

Ryan 

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Permalink Reply by Nick Taylor on February 24, 2015 at 7:31pm

Cheers Ryan, 

This looks and sounds pretty fun to set up to add to the whole experience! 

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Permalink Reply by Peter Smith on February 24, 2015 at 7:25pm

I am sorting a mate out with a raspberry Pi ferm controller with web interface so he can adjust temp while he cannot get to the fermenter.

stc1000 or pi this is a great link

http://www.brewpi.com/fridge-hacking-guide/

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Permalink Reply by Nick Taylor on February 24, 2015 at 7:32pm

Thanks Peter! 

The Pi looks a little more involved than I may have a need for to start with, but certainly the STC1000 looks a bit more entry level for me. 

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Permalink Reply by Peter Smith on February 24, 2015 at 7:40pm

the stc-1000 are amazing, and real cheap, my mate needs to be able to adjust temp while he can't physically get to the controller as is away for weeks at a time...  wants to brew profiles

still read that fidge hackig guide some good stuff in there even for stc 1

000 users

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Permalink Reply by paul m on February 26, 2015 at 2:49pm

agree stc-1000 are great. You can always use a light too instead of a heat pad. You might even be able to get away with a fridge down there

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