News
2/20/23 – More Changes
Back on-line again! In a little more than a month after deciding to sell everything through Amazon, we are selling directly through our web site again. And the reason is simple. Customers keep contacting us about direct sales! Apparently enough of you are checking into this site with longer term intentions of buying a controller. So, this time I launched a Buy Controllers Direct from Us page and I’m making it perfectly clear that these controllers take time to build and sell. In addition I’ll follow up with an expected ship date email with each order and I’ll update you if that date slips by more than a day or two.
12/01/22 – Big Changes
For years we tried to ship direct and sell through Amazon program, and for years we’ve done OK. But we’ve never done well doing this. Orders would come in though this WEB site and orders would come in from Amazon. And when both came in, orders through this site were delayed – sometimes for more than a month. The end result was pissed off and angry customers. But I can’t blame you – you just want your stuff! So, in October I started shipping controllers direct to Amazon’s FBA program and most of our controllers are now available directly from Amazon. With FBA you can receive your controller directly from Amazon in as little as one or two days. I’ll continue to support sales through this site until I have enough inventory at Amazon to cover sales, but ultimately everything except for commercial controllers will only be sold through Amazon FBA.
Commercial controllers sales will continue through this site because most of of our commercial controllers take one to four months to design, build and test depending on your unique needs. Amazon does not understand this timeline and I don’t think they ever will.
Our Amazon Store Link
www.amazon.com/shops/brew-control
1/3/2020 – International Controller Update
We have completed the design of our new International BIAB and HERMS controllers. We will post these controllers on this site as soon as we work out the actual manufacturing cost.
We will drop out international boil and mash controllers at the same time. Interest in our international boil and mash controllers has been very low and our BIAB and HERMS controllers do a better job at both functions.
11/4/2019 – Additional New 2019 / 2020 Controllers
I announced on the 14th that we are rolling out desktop versions of our controllers. We finished all of the boil controllers and have started on the mash tun / RIMS tube controllers. The 120V version with standard heating element outlet is available now. Although the wall mount versions of our controllers work fine sitting on your counter top, the new desktop versions feature a heat sink turned 90 degrees for better desktop cooling and skid resistant rubber feet.
10/30/2019 – Additional New 2019 / 2020 Controllers
I announced on the 14th that we are rolling out desktop versions of our controllers starting with our boil controllers, and the 240V versions with 30 Amp twist lock outlets are for sale now. This is an ideal boil controller for 14.5 Gallon Converted beer keg boil pot, still or any other element wired with a L6-30 Twist Lock plug. Although the wall mount versions of our controllers work fine sitting on your counter top, the new desktop versions feature a heat sink turned 90 degrees for better desktop cooling and skid resistant rubber feet.
10/18/2019 – Additional New 2019 / 2020 Controllers
I announced on the 14th that we are rolling out desktop versions of our controllers starting with our boil controllers, and 120V version with 20 Amp twist lock outlet is for sale now. This is an ideal boil controller for a 120V Blichmann Boil Coil or any other element wired with a L5-20 Twist Lock plug. Although the wall mount versions of our controllers work fine sitting on your counter top, the new desktop versions feature a heat sink turned 90 degrees for better desktop cooling and skid resistant rubber feet.
10/14/2019 – New for the 2019 / 2020 Brewing Season
This year, we’ve added our most requested update – a power status light to all of our boil / still controllers. This is an obvious addition we should have had all along.
In addition we are rolling out desktop versions of our controllers starting with our boil controllers, and 120V version is for sale now. Although the wall mount versions of our controllers work fine sitting on your counter top, the new desktop versions will feature a heat sink turned 90 degrees for better desktop cooling and skid resistant rubber feet.
You would not think adding 4 rubber feet would make much difference but they really do! Please click on the image or link below to check them out.
4/28/2019 – Review on Homebrew Finds
Homebrew Finds just posted a hands-on review of one of our products. These reviews are always unrequested (by us) and unscripted. The reviewers review and then post their honest opinion of the product.
While you are on Homebrew Finds site, you should click their ‘Connect With Us’ link and then sign-up! They will deliver new finds to your in-box every day, many on Amazon but many also on individual sales sites, and many you would never know of otherwise!
Our Brew-Control review can be found at:
http://www.homebrewfinds.com/2019/04/hands-on-review-brew-control-electric-mash-tun-rims-recirculating-infusion-mash-system-tube-controller.html
Brad of Beer Snobby did the review, and he also hosts a neat web site with lots of beer reviews. Want to try a new beer but don’t want to take a chance? Brad probably has written a review on that beer. Check them out at:
https://beersnobby.com/