Could Someone Give me Advice on Setting Up Automation for Custom Brew Recipes?

[Padrickk]

Hello there,

I am relatively new to the world of automated brewing and recently got my hands on a Bierbot controller. I’ve been experimenting with a few basic recipes; and everything been going smoothly so far. However, I’m now looking to take things up a notch by creating some custom brew recipes with more complex steps, and I could use some guidance.

I am interested in setting up multi step mash schedules and integrating temperature-controlled fermentation. My goal is to achieve more precise control over the brewing process and replicate some of the more traditional methods I have read about.

How do you set up a multi step mash schedule using the Bierbot? I am aiming for something like a protein rest; followed by a saccharification rest; and then a mash-out.

Whats the best way to integrate temperature control for fermentation with Bierbot? I have seen a few setups online; but I am curious about what’s worked well for others in this community.

Also, I have gone through this post; https://forum.bierbot.com/viewtopic.php?mlops=85 which definitely helped me out a lot.

Are there any best practices or lesser known features in Bierbot that could help streamline the brewing process? I am particularly interested in how to optimize the system for different beer styles.

Thanks in advance for your help and assistance.

[Chuckg]

Can you tell me what your hardware and software setup is right now? BrickPi, Bricks, OS, etc. on the Bierbot side. Also, provide the brewing hardware setup. Include what brewing hardware is being controlled by what Bierbot hardware.

In the meantime, here is an example of a two step lager brew in BierBot with the Mash, Boil, and Fermentation all the way through lager time.

Chuck