US 10,479,966 B2Granted

Fermentation monitoring and management

AssigneePicoBrew, Inc.

InventorsWilliam H. Mitchell, James B. Mitchell

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Abstract

A fermentation monitoring system may measure the weight of a fermenting product to determine the progress of fermentation. The weight of a fermenting batch may decrease as carbon dioxide is given off, and a continuous or periodic weight measurement may be used as a control input to a fermentation system, which may adjust temperature to control fermentation or detect that fermentation is not progressing as expected. Such a system may be to use a weight scale attached to a fermentation vessel and have a control system capable of adjusting the temperature of the fermenting contents. One implementation may have a scale mounted inside a temperature controlled fermentation cabinet.

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Dependent claims

A method performed by a computer processor for generating a calculated anticipated weight change for a fermentation control system, said method comprising:

receiving a recipe description for a recipe, said recipe comprising a mashing stage and a fermenting stage;
determine an ingredients list for said recipe, said ingredients comprising malted grains from which sugars are extracted in said mashing stage;
calculate an estimated sugar content based on said ingredients list, said estimated sugar being calculated at least in part from said malted grains;
calculate said calculated anticipated weight change at least in part based on said estimated sugar content;
and
transmit said calculated anticipated weight change to said fermentation control system.

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Application: 15/895,757Filed 13 Feb 2018 · division
Priority: 31 Jul 2015
Published: US 2018/0171273 A121 Jun 2018
Granted: 19 Nov 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

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C12C 11/00
Fermentation processes for beer
C12C 11/003
Fermentation processes for beer: fermentation of beerwort
C12C 13/10
Brewing devices, not covered by a single group of C12C1/00 - C12C12/04: home brew equipment
C12C
Beer

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Application14/814,567Parent of this division · filed 31 Jul 2015
US 2018/0171273 A1Pre-grant publication · published 21 Jun 2018
US 9,932,547 B2Parent of this division
US 2017/0029752 A1Published application
US 10,479,966 B2This patent

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