PLAATO Keg Management System US$49 Delivered (Was US$129) @ PLAATO

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jizmo on 18/11/2023 - 10:49 plaato.io (269 clicks)
Last edited 20/11/2023 - 13:18 by 1 other user

Clearing sale! We are ending the sale of our homebrewing products by November 23rd 2023. Our app will be operated until November 2025.

How it works
High precision load cells measure exactly how much beer is left in your kegs and how much is being poured. PLAATO Keg is waterproof and made for the brewer environment.
PLAATO Keg Features

• Keg volume: 0-50L / 0-12 US Gal
• Resolution: 10ml / 0.33oz
• Update frequency: 10Hz
• Pour status
• Last pour size
• Temperature (Celcius and Farenheit)
• Historical data

We are grateful to all of you who have come forward to help us find a solution to keep your Kegs and Airlocks operating for the years to come. We want to work with you to find a solution together.

We are going over all of our notes, and are going another (few) rounds with the long shots that could present a workaround for the technical problem we have faced. We believe that we will be better able to work this problem together and are asking for some patience while we evaluate the options presented to us.

We are planning a community meeting in the form of a webinar on the 15th of January 2024 with our two founders Pål and Michael, our CEO Magnus, and our CTO Simon. You will be able to ask questions about the challenge at hand, options for keeping your Kegs and Airlocks online, and the potential for open-sourcing the solution.

If you are interested in taking part in this work or are curious to learn more don't hesitate to contact us and sign-up through this form linked below. We will follow up with you via email closer to the webinar date.

Sign-up: https://share.hsforms.com/1PNaQ79nPR0ekmH_y1O8jLg5jfkf

Thank you for pushing us to be better! We want to reinforce our commitment to make this work.

Best regards,
Team PLAATO

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  Stivo on 18/11/2023 - 10:51

  +4

  The reason they are on clearance is that they will be bricked November 2025 when the app is end of lifed.

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    worthy1 on 18/11/2023 - 12:07

    Yeh that sucks. All i can think of that this will come in handy for is seeing how long until the keg is empty to prepare the next brew, instead of lifting the keg every now and then to feel the weight. Potentially a good security feature for when the kids get older to make sure noone is drinking the kegs. Other then that not sure its a necessity as have survived without for years, just a gadget i guess. Can just get the tap locks for security.

    The fermentation airlock they offer to me is where the real interesting benefit is if it actually works and does what it says it does.

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  maxxpowa on 18/11/2023 - 11:03

  +2

  They won't work after 2025. As someone who has numerous of these, it's a crappy situation and I wouldn't recommend supporting this company in any way.

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    jizmo on 18/11/2023 - 11:11

    If the app still works and doesn't need cloud, that's all I'll need. Pretty sure they or someone will come up with a work around in 2 years time.
    Even if it works out to $35 a year, and it all goes pear shaped, still a bit of fun. I just bought 2

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      dimedout on 18/11/2023 - 11:45

      +1

      Unfortunately they only function with the cloud. I picked up a couple secondhand a few months ago. Hopefully after the backlash from the homebrewing community they come up with an open source solution.

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  paulcad44 on 18/11/2023 - 11:40

  +1

  while this is a cool idea, having the app and product not supported sucks, I use Barhelper app instead its cheap as chips at $12 USD a year. You basically add your kegs, can integrate with brewfather to bring in beers brewed, then add your glass sizes and just tap which tap your using and select your glass size. I've been using this reliably for a few months now. More or less 1-2 beers out

  https://barhelper.app/

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  mgf909 on 18/11/2023 - 11:44

  I would buy, just upload the software/firmware to github first…

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    tromboc on 18/11/2023 - 14:30

    They've had ample opportunity to move their homebrew products to open source and have flat out refused with a smile on their face, my guess because it would open a can of worms how similar their premium priced "professional" line is.

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  Hinee on 18/11/2023 - 15:09

  Sounds super cool and something I'd totally make use of, but no way am I investing $150 into an end-of-life product

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  dibbz on 18/11/2023 - 22:42

  Can just lift the lid on the keezer and feel how much beers left, and their bubble counting fermentation thing, what a gimmick.

  Not surprised they couldn't sustain it.