timcunnell
Regular.
Hi chaps
I'm very pleased to have received my BIAB kit today from HBC - great service from those guys and really good price.
I know a few guys on here have gone for this kit, and my decision to get it myself was based on recommendation from others - and I have to say my initial impressions are that its a great kit! I just need to knock up a bit of simple plumbing on the wort chiller - and thanks to the great advice from Spapro and others I shall have that sorted with cheap bits from B&Q in no time.
Now - the "issue" with this Peco boiler (not really an issue I guess - just a limitation) is that you don't get a thermostatic control of any kind. The element has two options : on and off! I suppose this is no great hardship as it just means monitoring the temp with a thermometer.
BUT - my work colleague was interested in the kit when it was delivered today, and he happens to be an electrician. He reckoned there'd be a simple system for customising the kit to add digital thermometer/thermostat function. And he's found a gadget on eBay which he is certain will do the business, for the sum of....wait for it...ã6.23! The thing comes from China but delivery is free and it looks great. It has a temp probe which I am thinking will hang through the hole in the lid, and then it has a thermostatic control which just clicks the element on and off to maintain your chosen temperature. It'll heat up to 110 degrees, so it should be fine for maintaining the boil.
This is the device http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191064519125. My colleague is going to give me a hand making it all work when it turns up, and if it is a winner I can post full instructions on here if anyone else is interested in doing it.
This YouTube video shows it in action and explains the wiring if anyone is interested. [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9qZQmn1JAQ[/ame]
Cheers!
I'm very pleased to have received my BIAB kit today from HBC - great service from those guys and really good price.
I know a few guys on here have gone for this kit, and my decision to get it myself was based on recommendation from others - and I have to say my initial impressions are that its a great kit! I just need to knock up a bit of simple plumbing on the wort chiller - and thanks to the great advice from Spapro and others I shall have that sorted with cheap bits from B&Q in no time.
Now - the "issue" with this Peco boiler (not really an issue I guess - just a limitation) is that you don't get a thermostatic control of any kind. The element has two options : on and off! I suppose this is no great hardship as it just means monitoring the temp with a thermometer.
BUT - my work colleague was interested in the kit when it was delivered today, and he happens to be an electrician. He reckoned there'd be a simple system for customising the kit to add digital thermometer/thermostat function. And he's found a gadget on eBay which he is certain will do the business, for the sum of....wait for it...ã6.23! The thing comes from China but delivery is free and it looks great. It has a temp probe which I am thinking will hang through the hole in the lid, and then it has a thermostatic control which just clicks the element on and off to maintain your chosen temperature. It'll heat up to 110 degrees, so it should be fine for maintaining the boil.
This is the device http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191064519125. My colleague is going to give me a hand making it all work when it turns up, and if it is a winner I can post full instructions on here if anyone else is interested in doing it.
This YouTube video shows it in action and explains the wiring if anyone is interested. [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9qZQmn1JAQ[/ame]
Cheers!