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Reddit mentions of AGPtek Digital All-purpose Temperature Controller STC-1000 w/Sensor

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Reddit mentions: 26

We found 26 Reddit mentions of AGPtek Digital All-purpose Temperature Controller STC-1000 w/Sensor. Here are the top ones.

AGPtek Digital All-purpose Temperature Controller STC-1000 w/Sensor
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Switch the modes between cool and heatControl temperature by setting the temperature setting value and the difference valueTemperature calibrationRefrigerating control output delay protectionAlarm when temperature exceeds temperature limit or when sensor error.
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Height1.3779527545 Inches
Length2.9527559025 Inches
Weight0.440924524 Pounds
Width3.3464566895 Inches

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Found 26 comments on AGPtek Digital All-purpose Temperature Controller STC-1000 w/Sensor:

u/dontspamjay · 6 pointsr/Homebrewing

I just bought a chest freezer off of craigslist for $80. Then I bought a STC-1000 from amazon for $25.

I wired up the STC-1000 with a 4x4x2 junction box, an extension cord, and an outlet (all from Lowe's).

I completed everything 2 nights ago and it has been working great. The controller will both heat and cool if you live in a colder climate. And the whole setup will allow me to ferment Ales and Lagers at proper temperatures, longer term lagering, and store beer or freeze food if I need to. No mods are done to the freezer, so I can unplug the controller and sell it off later if I choose to.

One warning: The STC-1000 is Celcius only, but just print out a conversion chart and you're good to go.

u/dieter_naturlich · 4 pointsr/Homebrewing

No idea what style of beer your brewing but 58-60 ° fits most yeast, Build yourself a son of a fermentation chiller about $25 for foam and glue and a STC 1000 and no worries then.

u/billdar · 4 pointsr/Homebrewing

STC-1000 is always a safe bet. link

u/dallywolf · 3 pointsr/Homebrewing

I'll see if I can grab one when I get home.
Danby dcr412 Fridge.

6G Better Bottle:

Therm-well stopper: https://morebeer.com/products/hood-thermowell-3-5-6-65-gallon-smooth-neck-carboys-15.html

Fermwrap heater: https://morebeer.com/products/fermwraptm-heater.html

STC-1000 temp control unit: http://www.amazon.com/All-purpose-Temperature-Controller-STC-1000-sensor/dp/B00862G3TQ

The only picture I have of the inside is with a plumb wine I was doing last year. http://i.imgur.com/WXFK5XX.jpg?1

u/Jimbo571 · 3 pointsr/Homebrewing

I based it on the Son of Fermentation Chiller plans but made modifications to the dimensions to allow it to fit two carboys. Originally I just had a cheap thermostat from Home Depot and only cooling, but had some issues in the winter months with the beer getting too cold at night and the yeast dropping out before it reached the targeted FG. So eventually I upgraded the temp controller to the STC 1000 which does both heating and cooling and picked up a 4" duct fan, some 4" duct, foil tape, and cut up an old brew belt I had laying around. I would highly recommend building one if you have the resources. It's probably the single biggest improvement to my brewing process I've ever made.

u/camron67 · 3 pointsr/Homebrewing

I've got three STC-1000s that I've ordered from multiple places and they have all been flashable - so I guess I've been lucky. The first two I bought from Amazon and the last one I bought from Alibaba although it took about 6 weeks to arrive. Mats has this link set directly on his Github page for the software so I figured this would be a really safe bet and it worked fine.

The flashing is pretty easy and there's a great instructional video on the blackboxbrew.com website. You'll need an Arduino Uno and some jumper wires which cost me about $20 at a specialty electronics shop. Best thing to do would be to ask around your homebrew club or brew shop if anyone has one that you could borrow. One guy brought his to a brew club meeting and flashed a whole bunch of peoples all at once.

Good luck with the build and feel free to hit me up for any questions. Go Leafs!

u/infanticide_holiday · 3 pointsr/cheesemaking

I put one of these in my fridge and it works perfectly. Also a humidifier and humidity controller.
This is a useful guide

u/MagicGinger · 2 pointsr/Homebrewing

Seconded. I bought one of these on Ebay and wired it to a standard two-outlet receptacle in a project box from Radioshack. Cold phase supplies power to mini-fridge compressor and the hot phase runs to a FermWrap. Can go down to 40s in the summer and 70-80 in the winter...just in case I feel like a saison in December.

u/ATXBeermaker · 2 pointsr/Homebrewing

It depends on how much you want to spend, but the easiest way to control temps is with a dedicated fermentation fridge with a temperature controller to regulate the temperature. I generally only need to regulate down (i.e., cool the fermenter to keep it from getting too warm), but some climates require a dual regulator to be able to either increase or decrease temp, especially depending on the seasons.

The cheapest regulator that's gained a lot of popularity in the community in the last few years is the STC-1000. There's a bit of DIY involved in connecting this controller to an actual electrical outlet. But it does dual control for around $30 total (once you buys the outlet, etc.).

If you're less handy but have the money, you can get a controller like this Ranco. There are tons of other options, so just Google "refrigerator temperature controller" or something.

There are also much less robust, but also much less expensive options. Google "fermentation swamp cooler" or "son of a fermentation chamber" for some good, low-cost, DIY options.

u/sleeping_for_years · 2 pointsr/Homebrewing

If you're up for a little diy you could always build an STC 1000 and hook a heating pad up to it. It should only cost you about $30 to build the STC 1000 and you can get a heating pad pretty cheap at CVS or on Amazon if you don't already have one.

Edit: These are the instructions I used to build my STC 1000.

u/kalirizian · 2 pointsr/CannabisExtracts

I'm currently using this in combination with this to get exacting temps. The sensor that comes with it is not really that good, but I use a infra-red temp gun on the inside of my chamber and increment the temp on my controller and I can get it within 3 - 5 degrees F of what I want.

I'll admit ordering from china can be costly but if you buy an enail and maybe some other equipment in the same order it becomes worth it in the end.

u/gaboon · 1 pointr/Homebrewing

Cool, thanks! Do we know the difference between this and the one you got, which is 5 bucks cheaper?

u/brewpuppy · 1 pointr/Homebrewing

I plan on building a dual-stage temp controller using a STC-1000 in the next week or so to replace my current analog controller. You could build always yourself a new one or I could sell you my analog controller for cheap as soon as I don't need it anymore.

u/ccc1912 · 1 pointr/Homebrewing

I suggest a son of fermentation chiller . It will keep the fermenter at a constant temperature even in the garage. Temperature Control or a stc1000

And for Heater. I started with this setup last year and the outside ambient temperature was about 8° c inside my garage was about 11 °

u/slashu4normiesubs · 1 pointr/Cooking

before I got my anova I was going to make a diy sous vide rig out of a big crock pot or turkey roaster using the below $15 temp controller. put the probe into water turn crockpot on high and it will read the probe and keep it exact temp. You would need to maintain some level of liquid in there though.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00862G3TQ/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I3LGI3WXJWR5S1&colid=OKWRRIZTGC8S

of if you don't want to wire it yourself + mount it in some kind of box, for $35 there's this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011296704/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=ISIXJ4NHGY6W5&colid=OKWRRIZTGC8S

Really though if you have the $150 for an anova that's a purpose built thing that I think I'm the 3rd person at least to think sounds like it would do exactly what you want. If you don't want to use bags you could probably stick a heavy pot in a cooler or rubbermaid tub of water and the anova and there's your temp controlled slow cooker there. It costs more than the temp controller and a crock pot for sure but it will do some extra stuff that if you have the cash you will surely appreciate in the future.

u/Z-and-I · 1 pointr/Homebrewing

Do you just want a kegerator/keezer for under 600 or a whole brew setup plus kegerator for 600?

If just a kegerator and assuming you are in the US then it is totally feasible.

STC-1000 $17.98

Keg, Faucet, Shank, Regulator CO2 tank $251.99 but cheaper if you use a picnic tap

7.1 cu ft Freezer $178

Total of $447.97

You could possibly get a CO2 tank of CL cheaper and a keg cheaper. I have paid well less then $100 for a keg and 5lb CO2 tank. But the point is a kegerator takes a bit of an initial investment but you can upgrade as you see fit once you make the initial jump.

u/ThePaternalDrunk · 1 pointr/cocktails

Distilling helps a bit, i.e. boiling and catching/condensing the vapour in a separate vessel, but not enough to get it clear. You could get clear ice in a freezer without a cooler/insulation if your set the freezer between 0°C and -1°C (you'll probably need a PID controller like the the STC-1000 (available on Amazon). It will turn the freezer on/off to keep the temperature steady at just below the freezing point, which should result in very slow freezing and larger ice crystal formation.
EDIT: only the most obsessive will do this.

u/gnarledout · 1 pointr/Homebrewing

Haha fancy. So you have this connected to, which lasko ceramic heater exactly? I think I'm just going to emulate your setup if you don't mind.

u/ninerrider · 1 pointr/Cooking

I was going to get this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00862G3TQ/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=OKWRRIZTGC8S&coliid=I3LGI3WXJWR5S1

for $15 (but requires a tiny bit of wiring) and use with a turkey roaster oven (that I would have to buy) but the anova went on sale around halloween and was 3 miles away at target and easy to handle/store so I ended up with that.

u/Tack122 · 1 pointr/DIY

Yep, wire in a new STC 1000 to the power circuit, run the probe in through a hole and forget about the existing thermostat in my opinion.

Realistically its amazing this machine still runs and freezes after 65 years. This STC1000 will allow you to wire it to AC voltage, and the power of the fridge to the STC1000, it will turn the fridge power on or off based on a set point decided by that temperature probe. Best bet would be wire it all up, attach the STC1000 to the back externally, and place the probe inside a small tube of water mounted internally.

Look up STC1000 fridge mods, there are guides for beer fermentation chambers all over google that perform almost exactly what you'll be doing.

http://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-All-purpose-Temperature-Controller-STC-1000/dp/B00862G3TQ

u/danodemano · 1 pointr/DIY

It's an STC-1000. I have the cool side going to an outlet on the back of the keezer then it plugs into itself. It's got built-in short-cycle protection so it will wait a minimum of 3 minutes between turning the compressor off and turning it back on again. And you can't beat the price.

u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/Homebrewing

110V version

220V verstion

Based on what I'm reading on the links above (I haven't used this product before) they are both rated for up to 10amps at 250V on the circuit they are controlling (your compressor or heater). The difference is the power supply for the controller itself.

If you are using this to control a 110V refrigeration compressor, heater, gas valve, etc, then get the 110V version because otherwise you would have to run a separate 220V circuit to the controller.

If you are using this to control a 220V electric heater (or anything else 220V) then you have a choice: use the 220V version, or run a 110V circuit to the controller, since there is probably a 110V circuit nearby. 220V is only used for large appliances (dryers, central AC systems, etc). Those circuits typically don't leave the basement.

u/skeletonmage · 1 pointr/Homebrewing

If that's the case might I recommend a fermentation chamber? It's not going to fit a conical fermenter but I can easily put 3, 6.5 gallon, carboys in there.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/diy-fermentation-chamber.html

The Inkbird is usually on sale for about $30 on Amazon. Follow http://homebrewfinds.com to get one on the cheap!

I built mine using an STC1000, but I had to go to Radio Shack and grab a project box to make it look pretty.

For the heating unit, I purchased a $12 mini heater from Amazon and also installed a 12V fan that is on 24/7. Eventually I tossed a unit to help with moisture in there as well. I can't remember the name of it...found it on Homebrewfinds.

I'd run outside to take photos of my build but it's raining something hard right now ;(

u/623JR · 0 pointsr/BHOInfo

I have some cheaper temp controllers I have used for brewing beer, I wonder if these would work? They are accurate down to the degree.
http://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-All-purpose-Temperature-Controller-STC-1000/dp/B00862G3TQ