Tilt owners you happy with it ?

[Drewgong]

does it tell you what its battery level is? what type of battery is needed?

 

[beer gut]

does it tell you what its battery level is? what type of battery is needed?

When waking your Tilt from a standing or laying down position you will see an LED on the circuit board blink green, indicating the battery is good. If you can't see the LED or it is very dim, you'll want to swap out your battery. It is recommended to double check that the LED did not flash by putting the Tilt to sleep again (letting it stand vertically or lay horizontally for 30 seconds or until you see the LED blink blue) and waking it up again in a glass of water. Changing the battery will require recalibration so it is best to be sure the battery is really dead before changing it.

The battery is a lithium CR123A battery

 

[ABG]

I have 2 of the latest version tilt devices and am super happy. I bought them 2nd hand at half the RRP and even then I thought they were on the pricey side, but everyone has a different perception of value. I love the way they integrate with Brewfather. It's so easy to see when fermentation has nearly finished and it's time to turn the wick up for your diacetyl rest. No more guessing, or having to take samples. Easier, less mess and more sanitary.

 

[BadSeed]

I'm impressed with my Tilt/ Pi Zero W combination.
The Tilt is not cheap but really cool, Pi Zero was laying around from a previous aborted project, was happy to find a use for it.
Would definitely buy again if I had to.

 

[Kev R]

Hi
Used my Tilt for the first time. Happy to confirm temp is staying constant with the set temp in the ferment fridge (stc 1000).
Did have an issue with muck from the kraeusen building up on top effectively making it top heavy and giving a incorrect gravity. I had to draw a sample,and offset in brewfather.
Has anyone else found a solution for this build up problem?

Kev

 

[Nugg3t]

Where does one buy one of these raspberry pi units?

https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi-zero-w-wireless.html

Is it then easy to setup the TILT through this device, including Brewfather?

Just done my first ferment with the TILT, and its great.

 

[Kev R]

I use an old android tablet on my brew fridge, when the screen timed out

I had the same problem with a old Samsung tablet. I downloaded an app called "do not sleep" from google play. I have to leave it plugged in with the screen brightness turned down(or it uses power faster than it can charge.)

 

[Paddy]

I'm impressed with my Tilt/ Pi Zero W combination.
The Tilt is not cheap but really cool, Pi Zero was laying around from a previous aborted project, was happy to find a use for it.
Would definitely buy again if I had to.

Badseed do you think the raspberry would be better than an old tablet/phone?

 

[BadSeed]

Badseed do you think the raspberry would be better than an old tablet/phone?

Sorry for my late reply.

It's probably more reliable and will use less power, but the end result is pretty much the same.
I'm a big fan of the pi though and I had the zero sitting collecting dust.