Need Help - Dial thermometer in-line on a plate chiller

BrewVegas · Sep 24, 2010

I've seen various installations of a dial thermometer plumbed to a plate chiller, but can't seem to find them again on here. I'm want to see how others have attached it with a tee. I'm afraid that a 3" probe will be too long to hook-up with a tee. Any ideas?

Thansk...

samc · Sep 24, 2010

I attached a short nipple, then SS coupling to one port of a tee. That gives you the added length to put the thermo in.

enid · Sep 24, 2010

This is the way I did mine with two tees and a nipple because of the oxygen injection. You could just use an elbow, nipple, and tee.

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BrewVegas · Sep 24, 2010

Yep...that's the ticket. Do you find there to be a big difference with the oxygen?

enid · Sep 24, 2010

I always added oxygen with a wand and stone attached. I haven't noticed any difference doing it this way, it just eliminates another step as I can do it while I fill fermenter.

Simphoto02 · Sep 24, 2010

Is there a stone in the "T" or just a barbed fitting blowing O2 as the wort heads toward the fermenter?

enid · Sep 24, 2010

Stone inside just like this.

kal · Sep 25, 2010

I use a CFC (not a plate chiller) but it's the same idea:

For complete parts list, instructions, etc, see: www.TheElectricBrewery.com

Kal

cmcnair1 · Jul 19, 2011

enid said:
Stone inside just like this.

how do you maintain your o2 stone? Do you remove after each brew for cleaning? Thanks - awesome idea by the way.

oregonparamedic · Jul 20, 2011

I rigged my plate chiller with a "t" on its side. Wort comes in from the outflow of the chiller and out the side of the "t". I have a dial thermometer with a 2 inch probe threaded into to the top with no space problems. I got the thermometer from installation parts supply for around $18.

wired247 · Jul 20, 2011

drmark50 · Jul 22, 2011

enid said:
Stone inside just like this.

I have never seen a nipple like that. It looks like you pass the tubing through and attach the stone. How do you get it to seal? Do you do a recirc? If you are not oxygenating the entire time, how do you keep wort from traveling down to you O2 tank?

ranchonodinero · Jun 13, 2015

where did you get the hardware to put this together?

Brewhardware.com had everything I needed!

Thanks,
Marty

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