Strangest Mash Day for me

[jodell]

So here I am, getting my mash going when all the sudden my temps start fluctuating like crazy, going up 10 degrees, going down 5, up 6 more and down 20.

I have a herms system, so I am looking at these on my PID's. realizing something was off, I start looking only to find a mouse (I assume) has gnawed on both my temp probs....So unfortunately I have no idea what my mash temps were today....

Doing a DIPA. After a few test I know I have a full conversion so all in all not that big of a deal, but still...kindof sucks...

 

[jodell]

I should also say my backup thermometer read 189 degrees...and I know for a fact that it was not that hot because I dipped my finger in. so yeah....

 

[jodell]

I need a thermopen...

 

[Dewfang]

The average person says what, a hundred bucks for a thermometer? That’s friggin crazy! But they work awesomely. It’s the only thermometer I really depend on on brew day!

 

[jodell]

Yup...i feel very confident in my PID readings but when they were jumping around I was so annoyed

 

[day_trippr]

Having just read the entire FTC thread last night I honest to god expected this to have something to do with drywall in the mash...

Cheers!

 

[TimmyWit]

I need a thermopen...

When my thermapen finally died I switched to a Javelin. If there is a difference between the two, it's negligible IMO (maybe 1-2 seconds) and the latter is about 1/4th the price.

 

[jodell]

Having just read the entire FTC thread last night I honest to god expected this to have something to do with drywall in the mash...

Cheers!

I did mash 5/8" drywall with this......



Just kidding this was an actual beer @fredthecat

 

[smurfjuice]

Fire code i hope ... :beard:

 

[eric19312]

I had a mash like that. Dumped my strike water a bit too splashy and soaked my control panel. Unplugged and dried it with hair dryer but was still a flaky brew day. Beer came out ok and by next brew day all was fine but I was worried for sure.

 

[MaryB]

Love my thermapen, not only brewing but in the kitchen! I have 3 now! One needs a new case though, I left it to close to a brew burner and the case warped!

 

[jodell]

It happened but everything is fermenting well and going smoothly. Temp probes are easy enough to replace.