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Floaty

Floaty Wireless Hydrometer

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Floaty Wireless Hydrometer

Is a DIY free-floating digital hydrometer and thermometer for continuous fermentation real-time monitoring that operates on WiFi. https://floatyhydrometer.com/

Brew Session Setup

See the Fermentation tab in a brew session to turn on Floaty logging. After the device logs for the first time you will see the name show up in the devices section under the Fermentation tab of the brew session.

Configuration

Your Floaty Cloud URL can be found under integrations. You will need this to enter into the Floaty app. https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/profile/integrations

Service Type: HTTP

Token / API Key: [API KEY]

Server Address: log.brewersfriend.com

Server URL (Plato, Floaty Default): /Floaty/[API KEY]

Server URL (Specific Gravity**): /Floaty_sg/[API KEY]

Calibrate

  • Reconnect to the Floaty AP

  • Go to the Maintenance page and click calibrate.

  • These links may also be useful:

    • https://floatyhydrometer.com//tools/calibration/calibration.htm.

    • https://github.com/universam1/Floaty/blob/master/docs/Calibration_en.md

  • Verify the calibration on the Info page, you should see near 0.00 Gravity.

  • Go to the Configuration page and enter your WiFi SSID and password.

  • The update interval should be not less than 900 seconds or 15 minutes, 3600 for every hour.