socommaker
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So I am interested into have more control of the fermentation process of making beer. I have seen many home made projects that incorporate electronics, but rarely are the the DIY methods talked about how those were done.
My interest in this is from wanting to start taking some of the variables out that can alter the taste throughout fermentation. Like temperature of primary, secondary, conditioning all the way to the pour. Not to concerned with the actual brewing yet as I am still green in number of beers and still using extract most of the time.
My thoughts are building a fermentation cabinet, which I have seen posts and have ideas. But looking for some help with temperature sensors on the carboy, in the cabinet and ambient temp. I am pretty handy and am looking at using the Arduino with a wifi or ethernet shield to generate a web page that will log all that information so that I can duplicate conditions in the future if that batch turns out excellent. Another thought I am having is using a similar platform with the Arduino creating a LCD display over a tap that says what beer by name, serving temp, and amount left.
Again I have seen bits and pieces on here, just looking for some help with a total build out. Also, fairly new to the board so don't chew my head off if there is a thread somewhere dedicated to this and I missed. Thanks for your help and I will be happy to post my progress with what I find.
My interest in this is from wanting to start taking some of the variables out that can alter the taste throughout fermentation. Like temperature of primary, secondary, conditioning all the way to the pour. Not to concerned with the actual brewing yet as I am still green in number of beers and still using extract most of the time.
My thoughts are building a fermentation cabinet, which I have seen posts and have ideas. But looking for some help with temperature sensors on the carboy, in the cabinet and ambient temp. I am pretty handy and am looking at using the Arduino with a wifi or ethernet shield to generate a web page that will log all that information so that I can duplicate conditions in the future if that batch turns out excellent. Another thought I am having is using a similar platform with the Arduino creating a LCD display over a tap that says what beer by name, serving temp, and amount left.
Again I have seen bits and pieces on here, just looking for some help with a total build out. Also, fairly new to the board so don't chew my head off if there is a thread somewhere dedicated to this and I missed. Thanks for your help and I will be happy to post my progress with what I find.