The BrewPi Maintains the Temperature of Brewing without Surveillance
Elise Ying-Hei Ho — October 11, 2012 — Lifestyle
References: geek & newlaunches
Making your own beer is definitely fun but not as easy as one may believe, which is why Dutch homebrew enthusiast Elco Jacobs created the BrewPi to make the task more simple.
Those who have tried to brew their own batch of tasty booze at home will understand the difficulties of making even a single bag of hops. The labor-intensive feat includes a lot of stirring, watching, sieving and reboiling. One of the most important parts of making beer, which also requires the most attention, is maintaining a set temperature throughout the cooking process. BrewPi was created from a Raspberry Pi computer and has been modified to be able to “control the temperature of fermenting beer to within 0.1 degrees of desired temperature.” This allows brewers to walk away freely and sop fidgeting with the heat dial on the stoves. Believe it or not, the fermenting and bottling process afterwards is the easiest part.
Those who have tried to brew their own batch of tasty booze at home will understand the difficulties of making even a single bag of hops. The labor-intensive feat includes a lot of stirring, watching, sieving and reboiling. One of the most important parts of making beer, which also requires the most attention, is maintaining a set temperature throughout the cooking process. BrewPi was created from a Raspberry Pi computer and has been modified to be able to “control the temperature of fermenting beer to within 0.1 degrees of desired temperature.” This allows brewers to walk away freely and sop fidgeting with the heat dial on the stoves. Believe it or not, the fermenting and bottling process afterwards is the easiest part.
Trend Themes
1. Simple Beer-brewing Devices - The trend of creating easy-to-use devices for beer brewing, like the BrewPi, can disrupt the traditional beer brewing industry by making the process more accessible and efficient for homebrew enthusiasts.
2. Homebrewing Technology - The trend of integrating technology with homebrewing, such as the BrewPi and other IoT-based homebrewing systems, can completely revolutionize the homebrewing industry and disrupt traditional methods.
3. Automated Brewing Systems - The trend of creating automated brewing systems, like the BrewPi, allows for brewers to set their desired temperature and walk away, opening up new opportunities for commercial brewing operations to increase efficiency and scalability.
Industry Implications
1. Homebrewing - The homebrewing industry can benefit from the disruptive innovation opportunities provided by simple, easy-to-use, and technology-integrated brewing systems like the BrewPi, potentially expanding its reach to a wider audience and driving growth.
2. Commercial Brewing - The commercial brewing industry can benefit from the automated brewing systems trend, as it can increase efficiency, scalability, and reduce labor costs, making experimentation with new beer recipes easier, and potentially giving rise to new craft beer brands.
3. Iot and Home Appliances - The IoT industry in home appliances can benefit from the trend of creating technology-integrated brewing systems, making home brewing more accessible, and potentially opening up opportunities for new IoT-based home appliance products.
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