BrewManiacEx

BrewManiacEx is a brew controller based on ESP8266. It was started by mimicking famous Arduino-based Open ArdBir, so most of Open ArdBir functions are included.

• Manual and Automation brewing process control
• PID and PWM heat control
• Automatic PUMP control

The most important feature that BrewManiacEx differs from Open ArdBir is

• WiFi Enabled, Web-based interface You can view, change the settings, monitor and control the brew on your phones, tablets, and computers.

Additionally,

• Multiple sensors support Up to 5 sensors are supported. Different sensors can be used in different stages.
• PID autotune Run the PID Autotune to get the best PID parameters for your system instead of guessing.
• Sparge water Heating control Run the sparge water heating when the main heating element is idle during mashing to enable using only one 15A/20A GFCI socket.
• Temperature logging chart Watching the temperature chart during brew and after brew
• [Untested/uncompleted] Distilling PWM controlled heating instead of PID controlled. Customized 4 stages: pre-heat, head, heart, and tail, which are defined by temperature ranges.

Update History

• 0.4.6

  • multi sensor calibration error fixed
  • enable dragging on mobile platform
  • Heat@Pump option to stop heating if pump is not running.

• 0.4.5

  • new web fontend
  • LCD mirror on web pages

• 0.4.2

  • AP only mode fixes
  • HopStand support for exported beerXML from BeerSmith and Brewersfriend.com
  • Settings survive through formatting file system
  • Low pass filtered applied to temperature sensor readings.
  • (untested, unverified, not enabled by default) Level sensor(float ball) support for Kettle-RIMS

• 0.4

  • update ESPAsyncTCP and ESPAsyncWebServer library
  • Websocket instead of Server Side Event(EventSource)
  • Continuously Up/Down button action
  • Bug fixed, no temperature chart in Manual and Distilling mode.
  • Bug fixed, setting temperature udpate when changed
  • Bug fixed, No PUMP control in distilling auto mode

• 0.3.3 [12/06/2017]

  • bugs fixed.
  • Moveable control panel, progress table, and temperature chart.