I just order a tilt today. I guess I'll have to brew once it arrives
I have spent lots of my money on beer and brewing equipment. I have just wasted the rest.The Tilt is a $150 investment I can't justify: My refractometer and spreadsheet work fine at the cost of a couple drops of wort every day or so. Not knocking those of you who use it, I just have other uses for the money (RO filter, maybe?).
They seem neat but I just don't care what my wort is doing day to day.
I think it will be great to not have to open the fermenter at the end to check for final gravity and waste ounces of brew in the hydrometer flask each time.
It's a hobby for me too not a way to drink beer for cheap. Hobbies cost money. I spend disposable income on the equipment and doo dads. I think messing with all the gadgets and building all the equipment is part of what makes it fun!I have spent lots of my money on beer and brewing equipment. I have just wasted the rest.
It does not need to be a dedicated device if you just want to check the temperature and SG. I have a dedicated device (my wife's obsolete iPad), but that's mostly so I can track it and watch the curve. If I can see the curve it gives me a bit better idea of how the fermentation is going and whether it is ready for packaging.Can anyone tell me if I can use my every day iPhone to connect to the Tilt or does it have to be a designated device? I really don't need minute by minute updates but if I can go stand by the fermenter and connect once a day or every other day or so?
It does not need to be a dedicated device if you just want to check the temperature and SG. I have a dedicated device (my wife's obsolete iPad), but that's mostly so I can track it and watch the curve. If I can see the curve it gives me a bit better idea of how the fermentation is going and whether it is ready for packaging.
I have a cider fermenting now. Looking at the graph below, I can see that the SG is starting to flatten out. I'll plan on packaging in the next 3-4 days. Graphing just provides a little better visual.
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