therometer

[jeffsmith]

Can't beat a Thermapen for sure. It is well worth the money.

[robcoombs]

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 ? I'm not sure if I want to splurge on a thermapen just yet.

[Roger]

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 ? 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 has and I think he's happy with it too.

[robcoombs]

Thanks!

[JohnQ]

So here's another interesting low cost alternative....
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

[Waterlogged]

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
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

[JohnQ]

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
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

[Roger]

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.

[Waterlogged]

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.

[Two Wheeler]

Thermoworks is a great company to deal with!

[robcoombs]

So here's another interesting low cost alternative....
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.