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There is a lot of good information here that I am already digging through but I wanted to get some ideas from what others have done. We have a very creative community here and there's no need in redesigning something someone more skilled than I has put care into.
Just a quick idea of my goals. I am looking to increase my data logging of my process. I'm particularly interested in seeing the differences of fermentation while using spunding valves and keg conditioning. Fermentation is done in a conical, 2 sankes with a thermowell (will be added to the chamber), cornies, and a cheapo steel ported fermenter. What I would like to do is keep track of as much information as I can about each fermentation (say 4 batches to keep up on at any given time).
Having a timeline of the brewday will help with consistency practices and fermentation data will be important while I test cellaring efficiency.
Temperature is great and density included is even better. A means to monitoring pressure too, and I'd just be over the moon. Pressure I can easily read and set in a spreadsheet but I figured I'd throw it out there.
So I think if I understand correctly I need to build/buy a brewpi of sorts and arduino chip? Is there newer tech I should be looking at? When I looked this up briefly 18 months back the brewpi site was the same and makes me wary. If there are 4 ports to a brewpi does that mean each port is for one temp probe or can speak to a tilt-like device or perhaps open a solenoid valve for a chiller system?
Any ideas on how to get the tilt into a housing that isn't plastic. I don't need it to survive a boil but I'd like to bake the housing wrapped in foil and assemble chip just before use. I brew with yeast and bacteria that can become pernicious without aggressive sanitation.
Are there other choices?
Thanks again folks in advance!
Just a quick idea of my goals. I am looking to increase my data logging of my process. I'm particularly interested in seeing the differences of fermentation while using spunding valves and keg conditioning. Fermentation is done in a conical, 2 sankes with a thermowell (will be added to the chamber), cornies, and a cheapo steel ported fermenter. What I would like to do is keep track of as much information as I can about each fermentation (say 4 batches to keep up on at any given time).
Having a timeline of the brewday will help with consistency practices and fermentation data will be important while I test cellaring efficiency.
Temperature is great and density included is even better. A means to monitoring pressure too, and I'd just be over the moon. Pressure I can easily read and set in a spreadsheet but I figured I'd throw it out there.
So I think if I understand correctly I need to build/buy a brewpi of sorts and arduino chip? Is there newer tech I should be looking at? When I looked this up briefly 18 months back the brewpi site was the same and makes me wary. If there are 4 ports to a brewpi does that mean each port is for one temp probe or can speak to a tilt-like device or perhaps open a solenoid valve for a chiller system?
Any ideas on how to get the tilt into a housing that isn't plastic. I don't need it to survive a boil but I'd like to bake the housing wrapped in foil and assemble chip just before use. I brew with yeast and bacteria that can become pernicious without aggressive sanitation.
Are there other choices?
Thanks again folks in advance!
there are lots of arduino options but i have not seen anyone successfully doing gravity or pressure with it. sparkfun is a great site for arduino stuff.
