Temperature controlled fermenting container

摘要

The invention provides a fermentation arrangement for fermenting a brew including a vessel having an internal volume adapted to support fermentation of a brew therein, a settable energy device arranged to deliver and extract energy respectively to and from the internal volume of the vessel, and a temperature controller device for controlling the amount and period of energy delivery and extraction of the settable energy device to achieve a temperature within the vessel according to one or more modes of operation, wherein the modes of operation include at least a storage mode associated with the end of fermentation, and the setting of energy in the storage mode is such as to maintain the fermented brew in a stable state. End of fermentation may be detected by measuring for temperature stratification, using temperature sensors positioned at different heights of the brew.

主权项

1. A home brewing fermentation arrangement for fermenting a home brew for transfer to one or more containers for secondary fermentation, including:
a vessel having an internal volume adapted to support fermentation of a home brew therein and a tap connected to the vessel for transfer of the fermented home brew from the internal volume to one or more containers for secondary fermentation; a settable energy device connected to the vessel to deliver and extract energy respectively to and from the internal volume of the vessel; and a temperature controller connected to the settable energy device for controlling the amount and period of energy delivery and extraction of the settable energy device to achieve a temperature within the vessel according to one of a plurality of modes of operation, wherein the plurality of modes of operation includes at least a fermentation mode, a bottling mode, and a storage mode, an end of fermentation detector includes a controller and is connected to the vessel for determining the end of fermentation of the home brew during the fermentation mode based on detected temperatures at different positions within the vessel, an indicator is connected to the end of fermentation detector to visually indicate that the end of the fermentation detector has determined the end of fermentation of the home brew, and the temperature controller is configured to adjust the temperature within the vessel so that the home brewing fermentation arrangement enters the bottling mode for a predetermined time period after either the end of fermentation is detected, or if no end of fermentation is detected, then by the end of a predetermined time out period, and during the bottling mode the temperature controller substantially holds the temperature at a predetermined bottling temperature and the indicator indicates that the end of fermentation was detected and the home brew is ready for transfer to the one or more containers for secondary fermentation, and after the predetermined time period, the temperature controller adjusts the temperature within the vessel so that the home brew fermentation arrangement automatically enters the storage mode to maintain the fermented home brew in a stable state, and the indicator indicates that the home brew is in the storage mode after the end of fermentation was detected.