Grainfather Connect Control Box Testing Update The beta testing period is now over and we have taken the comments from our testers on board to make changes. We wanted to fill you in on what's happening...



Beta testers' have provided valuable input which we really appreciate so we can make this a great product!



From the surveys filled out, overall we received a score of 4.2/5 for the whole experience. And negative feedback was generally due to the issues outlined below which we are confident we will resolve. Issues & Solutions We are very happy with how the beta testing has gone and have only had 2 major issues which we will fix before general production begins: LCD Screen - these were getting damaged during shipping from rough handling. The enclosure will be changed to avoid this happening in future or for any rough handling at home.

Heating cutout - the control box was showing 100% power but there was no heat output, and the temperature would drop. This was caused by a bug in the software which has now been fixed. Extra Suggestions We Can Implement We have identified the most popular requests/suggestions and reviewed them based on what we feel can be done to enhance the experience in the timeframe provided to us in order to meet production deadlines: Skip to any step at any time. You will be able to skip to the next step or one of your choice for more freedom during brewing. You will also be able to alter the times of any stage during brewing.

Resume session after power cut or disconnection. This will be updated so the app will recognise the cutout and offer an option to resume once power is reconnected.

Allow more than 4 boil additions. This will be updated to 10 boil additions. Future App Implementations



We will be updating the app with more requested functionality but at a later stage as that can be done in house. Currently the priority is updating the control boxes themselves so we meet the deadline for production.



We will let you know as these are released, but examples are: Fermentation tracking and completed sessions like in the old app

Brew Day notes and gravity logging like the old app

Recipe and session and exporting

More control over quick profiles - create as many as you like, specify names of boil additions, and up to 7 mash steps

App integration with Grainfather website recipe builder (to come)

Ability to edit imported recipes

Recipe sorting and search Moving Forward

All of the control boxes will be returned so that we can swap the enclosure part, and update the software at the same time.



All other units will have these right from production. We are still looking at having these available around October/November and will keep you updated if there are any changes.



Remember, you can still buy a Grainfather now and upgrade to this later so you don't have to wait to brew. You will not be disadvantaged should you order sooner rather than later!

