PROOFING ARCHIVE

The Talking Parrot Hydrometer – Bringing Technology to Traditional Copper Moonshine Stills Welcome to American Copper Works, the home of handcrafted copper moonshine stills made right here in the USA.Today, we’re proud to introduce our latest innovation — the Talking Proof & Tralle Hydrometer, also known as the Talking Parrot. After extensive research, testing, and dozens of wiring configurations, we’ve perfected a simple, reliable system that not only measures the proof of your spirits in real time but also announces it audibly as your copper still runs. Whether you’re a home hobbyist or a professional distiller, this add-on is the...

How to Wire the Talking Parrot Hydrometer for Your Copper Moonshine Still Welcome back to American Copper Works, where tradition meets technology in every handmade copper moonshine still we build.If you’ve been following our latest series, you know we’re taking a step-by-step journey through the creation of our Audible Talking Proof & Tralle Hydrometer—also called the Talking Parrot. This innovative device connects to your copper parrot and reads your proof out loud using an Arduino microcontroller, Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensor, and a simple speaker amplifier system. It’s designed to make home distilling easier, safer, and more accurate. The Goal: Bring Your...

Build Your Own Audible Parrot Hydrometer — Enhance Your Copper Moonshine Still Setup Welcome to American Copper Works, home of the best copper moonshine stills for sale online.Today, we’re diving into one of our most exciting innovations — the Audible Talking Proof & Tralle Hydrometer, also known as the “Talking Parrot.” This device allows you to hear your proof readings out loud instead of squinting at the tiny scale on your hydrometer. It’s a fantastic tool for home distillers, hobbyists, and copper still enthusiasts who want to modernize their setup while keeping the classic shine of real American copper. Why...

160-Proof: An Audible “Parrot” Hydrometer You Can Build Welcome! If you’re a hobby brewer or distiller—or just curious—this project turns a standard proof/trails hydrometer in a parrot into a talking meter that announces the proof out loud. We originally built it for folks with low vision, but it’s handy for anyone who hates squinting at a tiny scale while the parrot jiggles. What it does (in plain English) A time-of-flight (ToF) sensor looks down a tube at the top of your floating hydrometer. The sensor measures the distance (in millimeters) to the hydrometer’s top. An Arduino converts that distance to proof...