Humans have brewed beer since the time of Mesopotamia, it wasn’t until recently that beer moved from a populist elixir to a gourmet beverage via the microbrewery and craft beer movements.
And the craft scene is, ahem, hoppin’ with cities like Asheville, North Carolina, boastingone beer brewery per 8,000 people.
With this perfect storm of increasing demand for artisan beer and multiplying breweries with novel approaches to producing it, it was only a matter of time before makers and techies got involved.
Parallel with the explosion of craft beers is the hobby of homebrewing, which is becoming more high tech with each batch. The crowdfunded BrewNanny takes much of the guesswork out of brewing, replacing the fermentation lock with a small sensor that monitors temperature, fermentation, light and other factors that affect the quality of the wort (pre-beer).
If anything goes awry, the BrewNanny sends alerts wirelessly to connected devices. Additionally, the BrewNanny offers guidance throughout the brewing process, and the beautiful dashboard interface lets homebrewers visualize the health of beers… CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY AT BEERIN’ IT
