cabledawg
Well-Known Member
After the notty I used for my graff went crazy after this crazy warm spell we had here.(temp sticker of fermenter read 80deg.) I wanted to build a fermentation chamber of some type. So after looking at the cost of a fridge, temp controller and the small space for now that is dedicated to brewing, the fridge idea was out. I went to lowes and got an idea. I got a plastic tub and a small water feature pump(on sale $9). I would put my primary in the tub with the pump and fill the tub up to the level of the wort. Then using frozen bottles of water I could keep the water pretty cool. With the pump going it would keep the water moving hopefully keeping the water temp very even. Here is where I need idea's. How can I monitor the temp of the primary? Underwater the stick on thermometers are useless. I was thinking of using a probe thermometer to check the temp of the water, but the water temp and the wort temp may vary greatly. Also if I ever need to bring the water temp up what could I use? Ideas