Kegbot! Kegerator Monitor and Access control is simply put the greatest thing since sliced bread, at least for us proud owners of a home kegerator. As we all know one of the most frustrating things about having your own kegerator is the inability to measure just how much beer you have left.

Oh sure there are several methods to knowing when your getting close to the wire. At my house we open the door and kinda give the keg a little shake. Short of letting us know if we are flat out about to be empty this method really doesn’t accomplish much.  At one point I think during a moment of brilliant drunkenness we decided if we put a scale down and let the keg sit on that we could determine when it was almost empty without having to shake it. We never really got around to trying that method. I digress.

The important think here is that once again the Linux community has found a serious shortcoming in the world and addressed it. Kegbot! is packed with some insane features. Not only will it tell you how much beer is left, but it will also monitor the temperature, tell you how much you have poured each and every time, allow you to setup various users to see who is drinking more than their fair share, and you can even have full control over the access of your taps.

The best part is the software is free! You will however need a few small parts for sensors and such, however the whole thing can be built for about $80.00 and in some cases you may have a few of the parts so you can shave that off as well.

If you want to read more about Kegbot! you can have a look here, and you can check back in a couple of weeks because as soon as I have a free weekend I will be setting this up on my own kegerator!

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