[ale] linux / moonshine project query

[Philip James Smith]

Hi Ale-ers

I am planning to make some moonshine. This is no joke. In the state of 
Georgia, it is legal to make a small amount at home.

In order to make moonshine, I need to distill a mash (a fermented 
corn/water/yeast mix), and to raise it to certain temperatures and to 
maintain the mash at those to separate the "unsafe" alcohols from the 
"safe" alcohols.

It is pretty hard to maintain temp "by hand." How could I use linux to 
monitor and maintain temperature?

All the best,
Phil Smith
Duluth, GA