Every brewer is looking for quality and consistency of their final product. This applies to small scale home brewers, microbreweries and the big players.
The 4G SMS Lite has been used by a local brewery to monitor process instrumentation and send SMS alarms should things go wrong.
The SMS Lite monitors these key parameters allowing engineers and production personnel to respond quickly to incidents and helps prevent wastage or problems.
The project used the SMS Lite for the crucial Glyco alarm and high temperature alarm.
The SMS Lite inputs are wired to your instrumentation or controller via a relay or switch closure.
There are four inputs on the SMS Lite allowing you to monitor four process signals or parameters.
The SMS Lite’s two relay outputs are controllable by text messages and could be used to activate warning signs or even a reset signal.
Getting beer production wrong leads to wastage, poor taste, financial losses and customer loyalty damage. Using our SMS based systems helps you stay informed and provides remote control options by sending a text message to many people.
Other popular signals for a brewery monitoring system can include:
Security
Monitor the control room door and the security alarm system. Help prevent unauthorised access and allows you to get alerts after hours.
Power
Monitor the mains power, phase fail, backup generator control, low water pressure signal etc.
Fermentation tanks
Monitor the temperature and pH alarm signal during the fermentation and filtration processes
Boiling
Temperature and volume monitoring ensures the desired level of flavour and bitterness
Fermentation
Temperature and pressure monitoring ensures the correct alcohol level
Carbonation
Monitor temperature and carbonation levels helps guarantee the flavour of the recipe
Please get in touch for more info on how we can help with your brewery monitoring system.
Our alternative 4G system, the SMS Controller, also has 4-20mA analogue inputs and outputs. This gives you even more monitoring and control options. It is programmable to perform logical control and time based activities via “SMS Workbench”, a dedicated downloadable configuration tool.
Or visit the YouTube video playlist for the SMS Controller which shows the SMS Workbench app.