BrewBench

BrewBench - Is an Arduino home brewing kettle temperature monitor, controller and notification system. It can work as a RIMS system.

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Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino Yun

Originally Developed with Yun but also works with Yun2, ESP8266 and ESP32 or any Arduino.

Arduino Yun Rev 2

Espressif ESP8266 ESP-12E

Adafruit Thermistor

Sensor: Works on analog ports, can be used with a Thermowell below.

DS18B20

Sensor: Works on digital ports with a 4.7K ohm resister

PT100

Sensor: Works on analog ports. You will also need an amplifier, MAX31865 RTD or ZJIA DC 24V RTD PT100 Temperature Sensor Transmitter

Resistor 10k ohm

Only needed if using the Thermistor temp sensor

Resistor 4.75k ohm

Only needed if using the DS18B20 temp sensor

SainSmart 2-Channel Relay Module

Only needed if wiring up a heater or pump for a RIMS system

Breadboard (generic)

Jumper wires (generic)

DHT11 Temperature & Humidity Sensor (4 pins)

DHT22 Temperature Sensor

Software apps and online services

BrewBench Monitor

Web and Mobile site to monitor temps from your LAN

BrewBench Forum

BrewBench community and forum

Story

BrewBench is an Arduino brew monitor, controller and alert system for the home brewer enthusiast. It uses the Arduino REST API to interface with thermistors connected to the analog ports. You can also connect a relay to the digital ports and add a heater / pump to create a RIMS system. The software will start/stop the heater/pump based on the target temperature you set.

Setup the Arduino

Connect it to your WiFi (see ArduinoYun)
Enable the REST API (see ArduinoYun)
Download a sketch from http://monitor.brewbench.co

Wire up sensors and relays

Once you have connected the temp sensors to the analog or digital ports, open the web app and enter the Arduino IP address or hostname in settings. Add a sensor and start brewing.

http://monitor.brewbench.co

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