Just got a 20l burco for sparge water heating.
Has anyone attempted to accurately control the temperature on such a device? Would be handy to just set it and forget it ..
Here's everything you need http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.ie/forum/index.php/topic,6884.msg87224.html#msg87224
A pump would really be the icing on the cake or give it a good regular stir avoiding stratification
Thanks dudes.. How did I miss that post!!
I had to google stratification :P :P
So I did it my own way.
Im still waiting on a thermowell which will be coming up from the bottom.
No relay. Ignore the wire coloring. Bad form, but I ran out of brown and black and had a bit of earth wire to use up.
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Is the stc rated for that high amperage? I wouldn't have thought so.
Yes you are correct.. There is a 2500w element in the burco. It would fry an stc1000.
What you see is a HM1230A , not as catchy a name as the stc but does the same thing with a 30a relay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400706605077?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
The burco really needs a thermowell though. The probe is taped to the bottom with a bit of insulation shielding it. After the power cuts the temp keep rising. Its makes me think that this method is shite, yet its widely used on fermentation buckets.
Oh nice! Pity about the name ;D