Sennos at Mother Earth Brew Co

During Chris Baker’s search for a DO monitor for his team, he learned about Precision Fermentation’s Sennoslink. In addition to DO, Sennoslink monitors gravity, pH, conductivity, temperature, and pressure. Sennoslink takes measurements every 20 minutes, resulting in a detailed data profile for each fermentation, automatically measured, recorded, and analyzed.

With Sennoslink in place, Chris found that he could use data well beyond his initial intent. First, with round-the-clock sampling, his team received alerts as soon as an issue occurred. Previously, when problems arose during a fermentation, it took a significant amount of time to problem solve — now with continuous, real-time data, Chris has been able to react more rapidly and make needed decisions. And with benchmarks, he’s able to compare each batch of the same brand and fix variations batch-to-batch.

The Solution

Sennoslink Fills in the Gaps in Fermentations with Unparalleled Visibility

Sennoslink provides data most brewers never have access to. “I’m actually filling in a role in my brewery that I’ve never had before.” Chris found the software to be intuitive and easy to use. He quickly realized that because the Sennoslink system is so powerful, he didn’t need to download the data and analyze it on his own any longer. “When you think about the skill set needed to process data in Excel—you could be a blackbelt in Excel and wouldn’t be able to build algorithms to this extent. I’m impressed with how powerful it made me.“

With all this fermentation data at his fingertips, Chris put the information to good use. He gained a better understanding of DO uptake as he’d originally intended, but he also used the information for everything from yeast optimization to increased production volume. As yeast is transferred to the fermenter, pH is closely monitored to ensure yeast health. Using benchmark curves, he’s been able to dial in his pitch rates to ensure consistency. And by being notified of issues sooner, there’s been less production delays from things like sluggish fermentations. More consistent production schedules have led to an increase in production volumes.

But it’s not just Chris watching the data. Every account at Precision Fermentation has a dedicated Customer Success Manager. For Mother Earth, Kristen Ewer has taken over that task. “She often noticed issues before my head brewer or I can even wrap our heads around it,” notes Chris.