Automater11
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Hey everyone,
Got pretty close to finishing my COVID project, so I wanted to share my Kreezer creation and a Iittle about it. My initial goal was to create a self pouring Kegerator with a minifridge. As I went through design iterations, I decided the bigger the better and landed on using a 7 cu ft kreezer that would be able to hold 4 sixtels.
This Kegerator is fully automatic in the sense that it will pour any of the 4 taps (I only have 3 currently) through google home or an app on the phone.
I used an arduino Mega for the brains of the automation and I also used an arduino uno and thermistor to control the temperature of the freezer (think of it as a DIY inkbird)
I have a L brackets locket in place that holds the pint glass. The L brackets tilt ~45° for when the beer is poured. This tilting is completed with a small servo.
I use a distance sensor that is right beneath the tap to monitor how much beer is in the glass and when it should stop. (In the video attached, I had the pour based on time as the sensor was not completed yet, also I'm aware the tilt wasn't long enough and we got some foam issues)
Another Servo pushes the tap handle to pour the beer. Tap handles allow for the Kegerator to be fully functional even if the automation were to fail.
A gearmotor is used to move the plank the taps are connected to left and right in order to line up the correct tap over the glass.
Also inside the kreezer, I have put weight scales under each keg so that I can view how many beers are left on my phone through the app.
This was my first build and I think it turned out pretty great so far! Still some more work to be done to perfect but let me know what you guys think!
Video File showing automation - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MNZHjYwXTwwaazMPSrKvtynU2wMgbg2E/view?usp=sharing
P.S. I live in an apartment so some of the construction was difficult but we managed to get it all done. And yes, the Kreezer is in my closet, the girlfriend wouldn't allow it out.
Got pretty close to finishing my COVID project, so I wanted to share my Kreezer creation and a Iittle about it. My initial goal was to create a self pouring Kegerator with a minifridge. As I went through design iterations, I decided the bigger the better and landed on using a 7 cu ft kreezer that would be able to hold 4 sixtels.
This Kegerator is fully automatic in the sense that it will pour any of the 4 taps (I only have 3 currently) through google home or an app on the phone.
I used an arduino Mega for the brains of the automation and I also used an arduino uno and thermistor to control the temperature of the freezer (think of it as a DIY inkbird)
I have a L brackets locket in place that holds the pint glass. The L brackets tilt ~45° for when the beer is poured. This tilting is completed with a small servo.
I use a distance sensor that is right beneath the tap to monitor how much beer is in the glass and when it should stop. (In the video attached, I had the pour based on time as the sensor was not completed yet, also I'm aware the tilt wasn't long enough and we got some foam issues)
Another Servo pushes the tap handle to pour the beer. Tap handles allow for the Kegerator to be fully functional even if the automation were to fail.
A gearmotor is used to move the plank the taps are connected to left and right in order to line up the correct tap over the glass.
Also inside the kreezer, I have put weight scales under each keg so that I can view how many beers are left on my phone through the app.
This was my first build and I think it turned out pretty great so far! Still some more work to be done to perfect but let me know what you guys think!
Video File showing automation - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MNZHjYwXTwwaazMPSrKvtynU2wMgbg2E/view?usp=sharing
P.S. I live in an apartment so some of the construction was difficult but we managed to get it all done. And yes, the Kreezer is in my closet, the girlfriend wouldn't allow it out.