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Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 13, 2018
Applicant:

Picobrew, Llc, Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

William H. Mitchell, Medina, WA (US);

James B. Mitchell, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

PicoBrew, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12C 11/00 (2006.01); C12C 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12C 11/00 (2013.01); C12C 11/003 (2013.01); C12C 13/10 (2013.01);
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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