Throw Away Your Hydrometer

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Listening for a Strange Brew

Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have devised a way to quickly measure and track the quality of fermenting liquids, such as beer, without having to draw samples from a batch. Sampling fermenting liquids is necessary to ensure quality, but it can be time-consuming and potentially contaminating. By using ultrasonic backscattering, a method of reading sound signals as they bounce off targets and back to a sensor, the PNNL team's system avoids these drawbacks and gives the brewer greater control over the fermenting process.

One step closer to an almost fully automated brewery

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[HeXa]

one step forwards for automation... two steps back for drawing a pint when "sampling"

 

[dibby33]

one step forwards for automation... two steps back for drawing a pint when "sampling"

The day when my "brewery" gets to that stage I will have to lie and will take a sample anyway. It will of course, never happen

 

[warrenlw63]

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One step closer to an almost fully automated brewery

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A pre-emptive bulk buy?

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