I ferment in buckets with stick on temperature reading LCD gauges , if as I am led to believe that the fermenting temperature could be quite a few degrees higher in the centre , what or how is the best way of obtaining the reading so I constantly know what's going on in there?
Wort temperature concern
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The wort throughout the bucket is going to be constantly trying to achieve a temperature equilibrium, so it's not like it you will have any concentrated "hot spot" in the center.
If you've checked the accuracy of the stick-on thermometer and have confidence in it, that will give you a decent approximation of the wort temp. I have avoided using any kind of probe into the wort since I don't wish to needlessly increase the risk of infection. I tape the temp probe from my controller on the side of the bucket and insulate it with bubble wrap.
If you've checked the accuracy of the stick-on thermometer and have confidence in it, that will give you a decent approximation of the wort temp. I have avoided using any kind of probe into the wort since I don't wish to needlessly increase the risk of infection. I tape the temp probe from my controller on the side of the bucket and insulate it with bubble wrap.
Someone used a thermowell to measure the difference in the temperature between the center of the fermenter and the outside of a plastic bucket and found less than 2 degrees difference.
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