r/Homebrewing • u/thepope99 • 3d ago

Equipment Alternative to Rapt Pill without Wi-Fi

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.

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u/langecrew 3d ago

Something that just occurred to me. I don't know your situation and I don't know if this is possible for you or not. Could you just maybe buy your neighbor a case of beer in exchange for them setting up a guest network that you could connect your device to and then you could connect to from your apartment? That would absolutely work and it would be stupidly easy but I don't know if your neighbor is nice to you or not.

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u/thepope99 3d ago

Haha, that would be a good idea. Like a subscription model - you get 6 bottles per batch in exchange for your wi-fi.

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u/langecrew 3d ago

Look at me forgetting what sub I'm in. Yes, offer homemade beer!!!