I present Brewmatic: a compact, mobile, electric, fully digital, internet connected, voice enabled, 3-stage home brewery. To read about the motivations behind the beautiful machine, read Brewmatic – Introduction and Problem Statement. Requirements The simplified must-haves for Brewmatic: High Level Design Brewmatic uses of off-the-shelf components where feasible. In favor of panel mounted PID controllers, as often used in electric breweries, a microcontroller is used with bespoke firmware to reduce cost and space. As a full description of each component would require its own post, a summary of each follows below. Hardware Components are mounted on a standard food service wire shelving cart. The first shelf provides storage for parts,…

Beer and I go back a long way. Much of my early relationship with beer revolved around the cheapest and easiest to obtain lager. After graduating from computer engineering and attaining professional employment, I finally found myself with a disposable income. I soon came to think of Heineken as a sort of luxury brand, even a status symbol, since it cost a buck more than the other swill at the bar. It only tasted a little different than the other common options, when it wasn’t skunked. I can’t exactly remember when I discovered ales, but I do recall thinking they were the beer equivalent of Thai food. Ales have so…