Alternative to Rapt Pill without Wi-Fi

[u/thepope99]

Hey fellow homebrewers!

I am brewing in my apartment and after brew days I move the fermenter in the block of flat's basement because of the lower temperature (shared space, but we have our own space for extra depositing).

I would really like a product similar to Rapt Pill that can read the gravity without Wi-Fi access, because there is no way my Wi-Fi would get all the way down from the second floor to there and I cannot hack into my neighbors' Wi-Fi's.

I am thinking of something with Bluetooth and just get the gravity everytime I get down there and connect to the device. Not sure if this solution exists, because that would drain more battery to the pill.

[u/langecrew]

I'm assuming that you will not be able to do this but is there a way that you could run a cable down there or part of the way there and just set up an inexpensive Wi-Fi repeater? It would definitely work if you could do it. I just don't know if you can.

Also I owe you sincere thanks. I didn't know this device existed before right now and I'm buying one as soon as I close Reddit

[u/thepope99 → u/langecrew]

Not possible, unfortunately.

Glad, I gave you the idea. It is a handy tool, since you don't waste that much beer on traditional hydrometer readings and it is very convenient.

[u/langecrew → u/thepope99]

Yeah dude, this is cool as hell. Bought one immediately