New Brunswick Craft Brewers Association
Brewing => Equipment => Topic started by: Roger on February 24, 2015, 12:20:07 PM
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So I Just ruined an entire brew day because my thermometer started giving me false readings I ended up mashing at what I thought was 150 but it was actually around 138. So my question is what are you guys using and what you think of it? I just bought this one http://www.amazon.ca/CDN-Proaccurate-Quick-Read-Thermometer-Silver/dp/B0021AEAG2 it's got good reviews and a 5 year manufactures warrantee so...
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Shitty deal dude...
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why ruined? I hope you did not dumped this?
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I've also been looking for a new thermometer. Mine is just very slow at giving me the temp, usually takes 45-60 seconds to stabilize. I'd love to hear how you like this, and how long it takes to get teh mash temp.
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why ruined? I hope you did not dumped this?
Yea I dumped it. OG was 1.020 I couldn't see myself drinking a shitty 2% beer.
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why ruined? I hope you did not dumped this?
Yea I dumped it. OG was 1.020 I couldn't see myself drinking a shitty 2% beer.
you could’ve done a decoction to raise the temp :(
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why ruined? I hope you did not dumped this?
Yea I dumped it. OG was 1.020 I couldn't see myself drinking a shitty 2% beer.
you could’ve done a decoction to raise the temp :(
After an hour of mashing I couldn't be bothered fucking around with learning to do a decoction mash on the spot. But your right that might have saved it. I was more pissed off at the situation than anything. I'll get my new thermometer and try again.
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I feel your pain man....it happened to me once too and it turned into something like a 10h brewday
Decoction is easy. Take the tick part of the mash, bring to boil, while stirring continually, then return the decoction back into mash. Repeat until you hit you temp
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I went through 3 different digital thermometers with the wired probe. I would stick the end of the prob in the mash and leave the thermometer running for the duration of the mash to monitor. The first two just stopped working with error codes, the third one started giving false readings and I messed up a brew because of it too (mashed too hot). I've come to the realization that those wired probes are junk and can't be made waterproof. I haven't had one last more than 7-8 brews and don't plan on getting another one.. I wouldn't trust it anyway.
Next time I go to Everwood I plan on picking up a "thick wall" bulkhead and install an analog thermometer on my mashtun... I'd trust those over a digital probe any day. For now I'm using a small analog pocket thermometer with a probe. It's slow and I have to open to lid each time and it's not precise to the temperature fractions but it hasn't let me down... I'd happily use a digital one (with no wire) if someone has any recommendations...
Let us know how this one works Roger if you order it..
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I have that exact one, been very good. Seems like a high price for it though, pretty sure I got it locally and for under $10.
Try the 2 restaurant supply places in town, for about the same you can get an instant reading on I think. I was looking at one a month ago and it was about $30 and was chef grade instant I thnk.
JQ
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It looks like it went up in price I only paid $19.99 shipping included. I almost bought a laboratory grade one for ten times the price I paid for that one. But than I gave my head a shake...
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When you have it give us you're feedback on it. I'm looking for an instant one for the bbq but like you I can't justify 100$ for a thermapen
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I bought myself a birthday present a while back and splurged for a Thermapen. It was about $100 but it's some nice to know that it's going to be right, and the temp reads usually within 1 second.
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Brown thermapen's on sale for $79
http://www.thermoworks.com/products/thermapen/
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I use this one.
I don't remember where I but this but I like it because I can submerge in water and close the lid.
I can chose between F or C and put alarm on.
Pay around 30$ I think.
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Can't beat a Thermapen for sure. It is well worth the money.
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I had this happen last weekend. I did go through my first decoction mash to salvage the beer...hopefully. I'm now looking for another thermometer, how are you liking your new one @Roger (http://nbcba.org/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1911) ? I'm not sure if I want to splurge on a thermapen just yet.
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I had this happen last weekend. I did go through my first decoction mash to salvage the beer...hopefully. I'm now looking for another thermometer, how are you liking your new one @Roger (http://nbcba.org/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1911) ? I'm not sure if I want to splurge on a thermapen just yet.
It's great! I use it all the time several times a day in fact for cooking and brewing. There isn't any joints so no moving parts to break. My last one was made by Taylor and it had a joint where the probe would fold into the handle like the therma pen and that's where it failed. This new one is one piece I can calibrate it any time I want, I can easily switch from c to f and fast readouts. I'm sure the therma pen is great but for the price I paid this one is well worth it. It's the same one @JohnQ (http://nbcba.org/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=64) has and I think he's happy with it too.
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Thanks!
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So here's another interesting low cost alternative....
http://thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt600c.html (http://thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt600c.html)
On sale today for $15 US at thermapen, 6 second reading and dishwasher safe, so that should mean drop in the mash tun safe as well!
JQ
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Well I can't justify a thermapen but I needed a new thermometer so I ordered this one Jon mention. Special Canadian Fed Ex shipping so in total $29 US shipped to my door. It would have been $20 US shipped to Houlton. So bout $100 Canadian.
So here's another interesting low cost alternative....
http://thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt600c.html (http://thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt600c.html)
On sale today for $15 US at thermapen, 6 second reading and dishwasher safe, so that should mean drop in the mash tun safe as well!
JQ
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Well I can't justify a thermapen but I needed a new thermometer so I ordered this one Jon mention. Special Canadian Fed Ex shipping so in total $29 US shipped to my door. It would have been $20 US shipped to Houlton. So bout $100 Canadian.
So here's another interesting low cost alternative....
http://thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt600c.html (http://thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt600c.html)
On sale today for $15 US at thermapen, 6 second reading and dishwasher safe, so that should mean drop in the mash tun safe as well!
JQ
Well that seems like a no-brainer, $29 for a dishwasher safe stick thermo, it even has the thin tip so if you have a self sealing temp port like I put on my first system it will work.
JQ
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Yea that looks like a good deal. The only thing its missing is the calibration feature. I had a issue with a thermometer that read too high but I couldn't change it so it was a PITA! However themo works is a pretty good brand so you might not have that problem.
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Wow. ordered this on Wednesday and it was in my mailbox at noon today less than 48 hours after the emailed me that it had shipped. That was worth the extra 9 bucks for Canadian shipping.
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Thermoworks is a great company to deal with!
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So here's another interesting low cost alternative....
http://thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt600c.html (http://thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt600c.html)
On sale today for $15 US at thermapen, 6 second reading and dishwasher safe, so that should mean drop in the mash tun safe as well!
JQ
I decided to order this last night. Hopefully I'll get it before brewday this weekend. The "drop in the mashtun safe" feature sold me as I'm a bit of a clutz.