Tuesday, December 11, 2012

BIRI - The Automated Homebrewing System


































Here is a report which fully outlines the building of BIRI. Bear in mind that this is the first version, we will be adapting and releasing new versions in future so keep checking. Link to the Report

We plan on changing the design of the Hop hopper and adding a more powerful stepper motor for the propane valve.

Follow this link to download the Arduino Code at GitHub. All the coding is well commented. All information we provide is open source. Please use, add to and adapt. We just ask that you let us know what you have done!




Major Components Labeled

1) The hop hopper   
2) The hop chute  
3) The boil kettle   
4) The digital temperature sensor   
5) The circuit storage box       
6) The stepper motor controlled LPG needle valve  
7) The LPG burner         
8) The LPG gas sensor   
9) The laptop User Interface


Detailed Photos




Wiring and Logic