diff --git a/lib/consumer_offsets_consumer_group.ex b/lib/consumer_offsets_consumer_group.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11f3cae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/consumer_offsets_consumer_group.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+defmodule ConsumerOffsetsGenConsumer do
+  use KafkaEx.GenConsumer
+
+  alias KafkaEx.Protocol.Fetch.Message
+
+  require Logger
+
+  def handle_message_set(message_set, state) do
+    for %Message{key: key, offset: offset} <- message_set do
+      Logger.info(fn -> "offset: " <> inspect(offset) end)
+
+      consumer_group = get_consumer_group(key)
+    end
+
+    {:async_commit, state}
+  end
+
+  defp get_consumer_group(<<prefix, version, postfix::binary-size(2), consumer_group::binary>>) do
+    Logger.debug(fn -> "prefix: " <> inspect(prefix) end)
+    Logger.debug(fn -> "version: " <> inspect(version) end)
+    Logger.debug(fn -> "postfix: " <> inspect(postfix) end)
+
+    consumer_group
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/lib/kafkaex_lag_exporter.ex b/lib/kafkaex_lag_exporter.ex
index c14cdf0..b2b2d6b 100644
--- a/lib/kafkaex_lag_exporter.ex
+++ b/lib/kafkaex_lag_exporter.ex
@@ -1,18 +1,27 @@
 defmodule KafkaexLagExporter do
-  @moduledoc """
-  Documentation for `KafkaexLagExporter`.
-  """
+  use Application
 
-  @doc """
-  Hello world.
+  def start(_type, _args) do
+    import Supervisor.Spec
 
-  ## Examples
+    consumer_group_opts = [
+      # setting for the ConsumerGroup
+      heartbeat_interval: 1_000,
+      # this setting will be forwarded to the GenConsumer
+      commit_interval: 1_000
+    ]
 
-      iex> KafkaexLagExporter.hello()
-      :world
+    gen_consumer_impl = ConsumerOffsetsGenConsumer
+    consumer_group_name = "offsets_group"
+    topic_names = ["__consumer_offsets"]
 
-  """
-  def hello do
-    :world
+    children = [
+      supervisor(
+        KafkaEx.ConsumerGroup,
+        [gen_consumer_impl, consumer_group_name, topic_names, consumer_group_opts]
+      )
+    ]
+
+    Supervisor.start_link(children, strategy: :one_for_one)
   end
 end
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 1ac476a..08b2935 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -14,15 +14,14 @@ defmodule KafkaexLagExporter.MixProject do
   # Run "mix help compile.app" to learn about applications.
   def application do
     [
-      extra_applications: [:logger]
+      extra_applications: [:logger],
+      mod: { KafkaexLagExporter, [] },
     ]
   end
 
   # Run "mix help deps" to learn about dependencies.
   defp deps do
     [
-      # {:dep_from_hexpm, "~> 0.3.0"},
-      # {:dep_from_git, git: "https://github.com/elixir-lang/my_dep.git", tag: "0.1.0"}
       {:kafka_ex, "~> 0.12.1"},
     ]
   end