Infrastructure Roadmap
Infrastructure Roadmap
Overview
One of the goals of BevOps is to improve observability and operational awareness throughout the brewing process.
While brewing can be performed successfully with nothing more than a notebook and careful observation, modern tools provide opportunities to collect, visualize, and analyze brewing data in ways that were previously difficult or impossible.
This document serves as the long-term roadmap for infrastructure and tooling within the BevOps framework.
The objective is not to prescribe a specific technology stack.
The objective is to identify areas where technology can improve repeatability, observability, and continuous improvement.
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Current Status
Infrastructure guidance is currently under development.
Future versions of the BevOps Handbook will expand this section with reference architectures, implementation guides, and operational best practices.
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Planned Topics
Telemetry Collection
Methods for collecting brewing metrics and operational data.
Examples:
- Tilt Hydrometer
- Tilt Pico
- Hydrometers
- Temperature Controllers
- Manual Logging
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Data Storage
Methods for preserving brewing data for future analysis.
Examples:
- Spreadsheets
- Databases
- Time-Series Databases
- Cloud Storage
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Observability Platforms
Tools used to visualize and analyze brewing metrics.
Examples:
- Grafana
- InfluxDB
- Google Sheets
- Custom Dashboards
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Alerting
Methods for detecting and responding to brewing incidents.
Examples:
- Fermentation Temperature Alerts
- Gravity Change Alerts
- Telemetry Failure Alerts
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Automation
Infrastructure that reduces manual effort and improves consistency.
Examples:
- Fermentation Control
- Data Collection Pipelines
- Automated Notifications
- Environmental Monitoring
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Homebrew Reference Architecture
Example BevOps implementations for:
- Beginner Brewers
- Intermediate Brewers
- Advanced Brewers
- Telemetry-Driven Breweries
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Guiding Principles
When evaluating infrastructure solutions, BevOps encourages brewers to prioritize:
- Simplicity
- Reliability
- Repeatability
- Observability
- Maintainability
Technology should support brewing.
Technology should never become the objective.
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Future Direction
As observability practices mature within the BevOps framework, this roadmap will evolve into a collection of recommended architectures, implementation examples, and operational patterns.
The long-term vision is to help brewers make informed decisions about tooling while remaining focused on what matters most:
Making and sharing great beer.
Status: Planned for a future release.