yeah, a couple inches above the false bottom would probably be good. I just didn't want to go that low because I would have had to remove the well every time I brewed (to remove false bottom and clean the tun after finishing.)
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With a braided hose for lautering the thermowell could really low, couldn't it? Like maybe right above the port. I already have to be careful there anyway when stirring. Nice write up. I am going to make one.
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Yes, you could put it very low if you have a braid. I think you would probably want to try and hit the middle of your grain bed for the reading, but I am not certain if that really matters or not.
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Yes, I think the middle of the grain would be good. I have a 5 gallon MLT and I brew 2.5-3 gallon batches. I need to make it pretty low for 5-6 lbs of grain. When I begin making bigger beers it should be fine in the bottom two-thirds of the grain.
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You might consider soldering the end closed just to be safe.
I agree. That is how i did mine. Heat it up and drop a bit of solder down into the tube. Then seal the outside a bit too. Grind it down nice and shiny.
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OP what do you think about making the well a little shorter to avoid knocking it around while stirring, I have the same digital therm as you had in your picture above the yellow one.
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You can definitely make it a lot shorter if you have the same probe as me, and it would be less of an obstacle for stirring (as well as for getting a false bottom in and out).
I only made mine that long as a "future proof" thing, just in case I ended up with a different, longer probe at some point.
I debated unscrewing my chamber and pulling the copper out, cutting it shorter and then putting it back in several times, but I have since upgraded to a stainless MLT and don't use this one anymore except for when I brew at a friend's house or something.
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