Pictured: Resin Tap Handle Build using waveshare e-paper display, more info below
Updated: November 13, 2024
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What is ChapGPT? ChatGPT is a language model developed by OpenAI, based on the GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) architecture. It’s designed to understand and generate human-like text based on the input it receives. ChatGPT is trained on diverse internet text and can perform various language-related tasks, such as answering questions, engaging in conversations, writing creative content, and more. It’s a part of the GPT-3.5 series, and its capabilities include natural language understanding and generation, making it versatile for a wide range of applications. – ChatGPT’s explanation of itself
I asked ChapGPT to tell my why someone should homebrew. Here’s what it said along with some of my commentary.
TILT Bluetooth Hydrometer
Why the TILT is Awesome: Hands on Review: Tilt Bluetooth Fermentation Hydrometer!
Deals on TILT are rare, why? This is a MAP item. MAP = Minimum Advertised Price. It’s an agreement between sellers and manufacturer’s not to sell an item below a certain price. This gear generally sells for about the same price no matter where you purchase it from and is rarely discounted.
Based on my experience with TILT deals, I’d suggest getting in on this sooner rather than later.
Tilt Hydrometers at SoCal Brewing Supply – remember promo code welcome10
Works with Brewfather App! Sign up for a free trial! – check out our Hands on Review Continue reading
Updated: January 17, 2025
This review is by Homebrew Finds Contributor Brad Probert. Brad is an engineer, expert homebrewer and experienced reviewer. Grab a link to Brad’s website at the end of this review.
Depending on your brewing personality, you might take notes on paper, do no recipe calculations at all, or use brewing software. I started using BeerSmith when I moved to all-grain brewing, since there were more variables to control when making a recipe and more process steps to keep track of. I’ve been using BeerSmith 2 for the past 5 years, and that’s established my baseline expectations of brewing software. That’s the perspective used when I evaluated the Brewfather software.
Brewfather offers a free full feature trial. After the trial period, you’ll still have access via a limited, non-expiring account
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Tilt Repeater
More InfoFrom the product description, check product page for current description, price and availability:
Designed for stainless steel fermenting vessels and kegs, the Tilt repeater can be placed inside a refrigerator along with a keg or fermenter and extends the range of your Tilt hydrometer so it can reach more distant locations where you might have a tablet, phone, or Tilt Pi plugged in for continuous automatic logging solutions. The Repeater can repeat the signal from one Tilt at a time as long as its signal is strong enough. It is waterproof and has a 6 month battery life with the included USB-micro rechargeable li-ion battery. The Repeater updates at least once every 2 minutes.
Instructions for use are as follows:
Why the TILT is Awesome: Hands on Review: Tilt Bluetooth Fermentation Hydrometer!
TILT Repeater increases the range of TILT
Tilt™ Repeater – Use With Tilt Hydrometer (Not Included) – via Amazon
TILT™ REPEATER – Extended Range for for Bluetooth HYDROMETER AND THERMOMETER
TILT Bluetooth Hydrometer
Why the TILT is Awesome: Hands on Review: Tilt Bluetooth Fermentation Hydrometer!
Deals on TILT are rare, why? This is a MAP item. MAP = Minimum Advertised Price. It’s an agreement between sellers and manufacturer’s not to sell an item below a certain price. This gear generally sells for about the same price no matter where you purchase it from and is rarely discounted.
Based on my experience with TILT deals, I’d suggest getting in on this sooner rather than later.
Tilt Hydrometers at SoCal Brewing Supply – remember promo code welcome10
Works with Brewfather App! Sign up for a free trial! – check out our Hands on Review Continue reading
Updated: November 6, 2024
Thank to you Neil Catley for this write up! Neil assembles iSpindel hydrometers and sells them via eBay
The iSpindel is a DIY Wi-Fi enabled hydrometer. The project originated in Germany, but an English translation is available. See: iSpindel Documentation
Learn More about iSpindel!
Hands on Review: iSpindel Digital WiFi Hydrometer!
Our iSpindel Review has some thoughts comparing iSpindel and TILT
As mentioned previously. the iSpindel is a DIY build. However, it seems that some people are building these and selling them on eBay. The pictured iSpindel is one such option.
Related: Search Amazon for “Smart Life Plug”
by Neil Catley
Note that these are technical, step by step directions. Specific steps may change over time. Make sure the components you use are compatible and rated for your intended application. Contact manufacturer with questions about suitability or a specific application. Always read and follow manufacturer directions.
This guide will help you set-up online tools to enable fermentation temperature control using your iSpindel. I find this one of the main benefits of having the device, especially in the cold UK winters when I have a brew going in the garage
Inkbird WIFI Sous Vide Cookers, 1000 Watts Stainless Steel Thermal Immersion Circulator
More InfoFrom the product description, check product page for current description, price and availability:
From HBF: Make sure the components you use are compatible and rated for your intended application. Contact manufacturer with questions about suitability or a specific application. Always read and follow manufacturer directions.
Possible brewing uses could include: getting and keeping strike water at temp, direct use (with a filter bag in a mash tun or BIAB mash), maintaining temperature for sour mashes and getting to a boil more quickly (or helping to maintain a boil) for both all grain and extract batches. Note that homebrewing is, generally speaking, not the intended purpose of this device. Contact the manufacturer with questions about suitability for your application.
I have a Sous Vide Cooker from Anova (completely different model and manufacturer). Check out my First Looks Post on that. Anova also has an article on their website about brewing with the Anova One.
What are Other’s Saying? Search this product’s Amazon reviews for “beer” – affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
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Tilt Repeater
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From the product description, check product page for current description, price and availability:
Designed for stainless steel fermenting vessels and kegs, the Tilt repeater can be placed inside a refrigerator along with a keg or fermenter and extends the range of your Tilt hydrometer so it can reach more distant locations where you might have a tablet, phone, or Tilt Pi plugged in for continuous automatic logging solutions. The Repeater can repeat the signal from one Tilt at a time as long as its signal is strong enough. It is waterproof and has a 6 month battery life with the included USB-micro rechargeable li-ion battery. The Repeater updates at least once every 2 minutes.
Instructions for use are as follows:
Why the TILT is Awesome: Hands on Review: Tilt Bluetooth Fermentation Hydrometer!
TILT Repeater increases the range of TILT
Tilt™ Repeater – Use With Tilt Hydrometer (Not Included) – via Amazon
TILT™ REPEATER – Extended Range for for Bluetooth HYDROMETER AND THERMOMETER
The iSpindel is a DIY Wi-Fi enabled hydrometer. The project originated in Germany, but an English translation is available.
iSpindel Documentation – Archived Zip File
As mentioned previously. the iSpindel is a DIY build. However, it seems that some people are building these and selling them on eBay. The pictured iSpindel is one such option.
This article contains affiliate links. We may make a small percentage if you use our links to make a purchase. You won’t pay more and you’ll be supporting Homebrew Finds and more content like this. Thank you for your support!
Our iSpindel Review has some thoughts comparing iSpindel and TILT
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Thank you to HBF Contributor Aaron Nord for this hands on review! Aaron is an advanced award winning brewer, a long time reader and a serial tipster!
Updated: October 10, 2024
Having the ability to precisely control fermentation temperatures was the change to my brewing setup I credit with one of the largest improvements in my finished beer quality. Being able to dial in specific temperatures for lagers, perform diacetyl rests for both ales and lagers, and cold crash a finished beer helped me to better control what was happening inside my fermenter. One of the data inputs that informed when to change the fermenter temperature was the gravity of the fermenting wort. At various times through the fermentation, I would test a sample to know where the wort was on its journey to become beer. Taking multiple samples was time consuming and it resulted in a loss, albeit a small loss, of the finished product due to the number of samples I was taking.
Enter the electronic, submersible hydrometer – a tool that can read out not only the gravity of a fermenting liquid, but also its temperature all from inside the fermenter, relieving the need to take numerous samples throughout the fermentation process. In addition, many of these devices could connect to an external source and log the data for the user to read in real-time. The brewer and technologist in me were both excited to see what one of these tools had to offer.
The iSpindel is one of a few offerings to homebrewers today in the category of an electronic, submersible hydrometer which also include the Tilt and Float products (I do have experience with the Tilt, which I will discuss later, but will focus on the iSpindel primarily in this review). All products rely on a sensor that can measure the angle of the device in order to calculate the gravity of the liquid. The iSpindel was born out of a desire to make a more cost-effective version of an electronic tilt measurement-based hydrometer, according to the creator, as the other offerings on the market are typically above the $100 mark.
I purchased my iSpindel on eBay from a seller in Canada for roughly half the price of the other devices available:
https://www.ebay.com/usr/wilbrod45
RARE Deal on TILT Bluetooth Hydrometer! – $114.75 at Amazon w/Coupon!
TILT Bluetooth Hydrometer
Why the TILT is Awesome: Hands on Review: Tilt Bluetooth Fermentation Hydrometer!
Deals on TILT are rare, why? This is a MAP item. MAP = Minimum Advertised Price. It’s an agreement between sellers and manufacturer’s not to sell an item below a certain price. This gear generally sells for about the same price no matter where you purchase it from and is rarely discounted.
Based on my experience with TILT deals, I’d suggest getting in on this sooner rather than later.
Tilt Hydrometers at SoCal Brewing Supply – remember promo code welcome10
Works with Brewfather App! Sign up for a free trial! – check out our Hands on Review Continue reading
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Motorized Ball Valve- 1/2″ Stainless Steel Ball Valve with Full Port, 9-24V AC/DC and 2 Wire Auto Return Setup by U.S. Solid
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Also: Shop around – search Amazon for “nsf certified motorized ball valve” to see what components may be available for your project.
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EasyDens by Anton Paar – Smart Hydrometer
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Updated: September 11, 2024
This review is by Homebrew Finds Contributor Brad Probert. Brad is an engineer, expert homebrewer and experienced reviewer. Grab a link to Brad’s website at the end of this review.
I get pretty excited about most homebrew gear. As an engineer, I love trying to find new tools that let me brew more consistently, or give me control over processes that previously were just a spectator sport. The Tilt Bluetooth hydrometer is one of those devices that pulls back the curtain a bit on a part of the brew process that’s a bit more mysterious. It lets you see what’s going on within your fermenting beer in a way that makes you wonder how you managed without it before.
TILT is a MAP item. MAP = Minimum Advertised Price. It’s an agreement between sellers and manufacturer’s not to sell an item below a certain price. This gear generally sells for about the same price no matter where you purchase it from and is rarely discounted.
Based on my experience with TILT deals, I’d suggest getting in on this sooner rather than later.
Tilt Hydrometers at SoCal Brewing Supply – remember promo code welcome10
Check product pages and searches for current availability, description and pricing
A note about colors: The function of all models is the same. If you want multiple TILTs you should choose different colors because your app can monitor only one of each color
TILT Wrench
The device comes in a compact clear polycarbonate tube, sealed on each end to keep the battery and fancy circuitry dry as it floats along in your fermentor. It’s completely no-strings-attached, and you just drop it in your fermentor and the Bluetooth chip on board broadcasts to your smartphone or tablet to report Standard Gravity and temperature. It makes use of a novel concept to track your gravity. It has a digital inclinometer on board, which measures how much it’s “tilt”-ed . The weight of the device makes it want to sink in your beer, and buoyancy of the cylinder counteracts it. The thicker your wort is, the Tilt doesn’t sink as much and as a result has a greater tilt. As your fermentation progresses and the gravity drops, the buoyancy decreases and Tilt sinks lower and becomes more vertical. The circuitry measuring the angle does some calculations and outputs the angle as a gravity measurement.
Motorized Ball Valve- 1/2″ Stainless Steel Ball Valve with Full Port, 9-24V AC/DC and 2 Wire Auto Return Setup by U.S. Solid
More Info
Also: Shop around – search Amazon for “nsf certified motorized ball valve” to see what components may be available for your project.
Motorized Ball Valve- 1/2″ Stainless Steel Ball Valve with Full Port, 9-24V AC/DC and 2 Wire Auto Return Setup by U.S. Solid – affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
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waveshare 2.7inch Passive NFC-Powered E-Paper
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This is a 2.7″ e-paper display that requires no power. I think this would make the basis for a great e-paper kegerator tap handle!
If you put together a build… We’d love to share the details with your fellow homebrewers. Email us the deets.
What are Other’s Saying? Search this product’s Amazon reviews for “tap handle” – affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
waveshare 2.7inch Passive NFC-Powered E-Paper Module No Battery Wireless Powering & Data Transfer Provides Android APP Black and White Display – affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
Credit for this photo and build to UnworkableProphet via Printables
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amazonPictured: Resin Tap Handle Build using waveshare e-paper display, more info below
July 10, 2024
If you put together a build… We’d love to share the details with your fellow homebrewers. Email us the deets.
Updated: July 22, 2024
A while back I got an XYZprinting Da Vinci 3D Printer. I think 3D Printing has a bunch of possible applications for homebrewing. From tap handles to stir plates and on and on.
Got a great homebrew-related 3D printer project? Let us know so we can spread the word!
Note that the 3D printer featured in this post out of production.
Related: Make an E-Paper Tap Handle!
