Hey guys,
I have a single tier HERMS setup with Keg vessels (photos below)
I have a 3'' thermowell in my mash tun and learned today that temps read by my probes are massively inaccurately.
I learned this by boiling my mash (I used direct fire to help bring my temps up following dough in) as the temp probe read 145 F on Dwyer love controller (TS-13010).
I've scrapped the brew as it took me awhile to figure out what was happening.
Anyway. I took the same temp probe and inserted it into my HLT thermowell (5'' long) and the reading was accurate.
So, what's the deal? Is a 3'' thermowell too short for an accurate reading? Are thermowells less accurate when inserted into the mash?
I plan to do a more thorough assessment of the probes tomorrow (after I calm down -- I read the method to calibrate is to use the P1 parameter adjustment. Is the most accurate way to calibrate ice water?
I have a single tier HERMS setup with Keg vessels (photos below)
I have a 3'' thermowell in my mash tun and learned today that temps read by my probes are massively inaccurately.
I learned this by boiling my mash (I used direct fire to help bring my temps up following dough in) as the temp probe read 145 F on Dwyer love controller (TS-13010).
I've scrapped the brew as it took me awhile to figure out what was happening.
Anyway. I took the same temp probe and inserted it into my HLT thermowell (5'' long) and the reading was accurate.
So, what's the deal? Is a 3'' thermowell too short for an accurate reading? Are thermowells less accurate when inserted into the mash?
I plan to do a more thorough assessment of the probes tomorrow (after I calm down -- I read the method to calibrate is to use the P1 parameter adjustment. Is the most accurate way to calibrate ice water?