CButterworth
Well-Known Member
My Johnson A419 arrived today and I want to get it set-up in my DIY keezer.
The desired temp of my beer is around 54F.
The question is how to place the probe to reduce temperature swings of the beer in the kegs AND reduce strain on my keezer. For this reason, it seems that I have two major options, plus many in-betweens:
A. Attach probe to side of keg with plumber's putty (as read in a previous thread). Given the lag in warming/cooling of a full keg of beer, I would expect to set a very small/narrow temperature differential (maybe 1F).
OR
B. Let the probe hang freely in the center(ish) of the keezer and use it to monitor air temp. Given that the air temp would likely fluctuate more than the beer temp, I'd set a much larger temperature differential (maybe 5F).
Personally, I think that both of these methods ought to keep the liquid in the kegs at a fairly stable, constant temperature.
Can anyone offer any comments or suggestions.
Thanks,
Charlie
The desired temp of my beer is around 54F.
The question is how to place the probe to reduce temperature swings of the beer in the kegs AND reduce strain on my keezer. For this reason, it seems that I have two major options, plus many in-betweens:
A. Attach probe to side of keg with plumber's putty (as read in a previous thread). Given the lag in warming/cooling of a full keg of beer, I would expect to set a very small/narrow temperature differential (maybe 1F).
OR
B. Let the probe hang freely in the center(ish) of the keezer and use it to monitor air temp. Given that the air temp would likely fluctuate more than the beer temp, I'd set a much larger temperature differential (maybe 5F).
Personally, I think that both of these methods ought to keep the liquid in the kegs at a fairly stable, constant temperature.
Can anyone offer any comments or suggestions.
Thanks,
Charlie