Hi Folks,
My name is Sebastian, I am from Berlin, Germany, I have a degree in computer science and recently started home brewing beer :-) . Since this is not only a lot of fun but also a lot of work I wanted to start automate part of the brewing process. I did some soldering when I was 10-12 but never got any "real" project done.
So basicly I don't have a clue yet where to start but I hope to get support from this great community and a push in the right direction. I think of using an Arduino or an RasberryPi plus some relays and temperature sensors...
So here is what I want to do:
When it comes to brewing beer you want to controll the temperature of the brewing kettle.
For example:
- 15 minutes at 55 degrees celsius.
- Then go up to 64 degrees celsius, holding it for 30 minutes,
- then go up to 72 degrees celsius, holding it fo 20 minutes
- finally go up to 78 for 40 minutes.
There can be up to 5 steps which can be programmed by the user for each beer recipe. I think there is already some software out there which runs on the RasberryPI and I think this is where I will have the least problems. But I totally suck at soldering, knowing nothing about how to attach sensors (which sensors???) to the RasberryPi, what voltage to use etc etc.
So, I don't want to study for 2 years elecronics, but lets say a month. Where should I start? Are there some great beginners tutorials which you can recommend?
Thanks for every tip,
Cheers,
Sebastian
P.S. I have one of these, which I want to modify and then would be controlled by the Rasberry or Arduino: http://www.amazon.de/Weck-Einkochautomat-2000-Watt-Emaille/dp/B000PKEZL0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372698539&sr=8-1&keywords=einkochautomat+weck
