crushingblackdoom
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Jun 12, 2012
- Messages
- 177
- Reaction score
- 23
Hey gang.
I'm converting a sanke keg into a 10-12 gallon SS fermenter. My welder buddy is installing a 6" deepX 1/4" diameter side-mounted thermal well, in which I plan to screw in my thermometer in order to monitor ferm temps.
Was thinking I could test it out by sticking my Thermapen probe into the well while beer is actively fermenting, see if I get an accurate reading. That'd be real cool !
My question: If I were to get a Johnson temp probe in the thermowell, instead of a weldless thermometer, would I be able to control ferm temps OUTSIDE of a closed ferm-chamber?
I'm very lucky my basement stays around 65*F ambient most year-round, but I want to know if the Johnson controls only really control temps in a controlled environment like a keezer or closed fridge?
Any info and guidance is of course very greatly appreciated. You HBTers are the salt of the earth!
I'm converting a sanke keg into a 10-12 gallon SS fermenter. My welder buddy is installing a 6" deepX 1/4" diameter side-mounted thermal well, in which I plan to screw in my thermometer in order to monitor ferm temps.
Was thinking I could test it out by sticking my Thermapen probe into the well while beer is actively fermenting, see if I get an accurate reading. That'd be real cool !
My question: If I were to get a Johnson temp probe in the thermowell, instead of a weldless thermometer, would I be able to control ferm temps OUTSIDE of a closed ferm-chamber?
I'm very lucky my basement stays around 65*F ambient most year-round, but I want to know if the Johnson controls only really control temps in a controlled environment like a keezer or closed fridge?
Any info and guidance is of course very greatly appreciated. You HBTers are the salt of the earth!