Using the Blichmann Brewcommander on the Clawhammer 10 gallon system

[McBrewall]

Does anyone have experience with using the Blichmann Brewcommander on the Clawhammer 10 gallon system. Will the Brewcommander temperature probe fit inside the thermowell of the Clawhammer 10-gallon system? Any other advice on this hook up would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Bobby_M]

I don't know what size the thermowell is on the Clawhammer but I know the blichmann probe is 1/4" OD. You can buy a 1.5" TC x 1/4" compression fitting if it doesn't fit.

There's no reason you couldn't use the controller. It doesn't care what name is on the kettle.

 

[McBrewall]

Thank you Bobby.

 

[MisterBrewer]

Does anyone have experience with using the Blichmann Brewcommander on the Clawhammer 10 gallon system. Will the Brewcommander temperature probe fit inside the thermowell of the Clawhammer 10-gallon system? Any other advice on this hook up would be greatly appreciated.

The Blichmann Brew commander probe will only fit the Blichmann fitting. It is too fat for Thermowell's. I do not like the choice of the Brew commander fittings. They don't have a good 1/2 inch NPT option. The little weldless fitting they include with the unit has a tiny O ring which spits over time spilling berr all over the ground. The other thing is I tried a Inkbird probe in the Brew commander and it wouldn't even read it. Again, Blichmann plays by their own music and doesn't play well with others (systems). I know the Clawhammer controller is nice, but it is made by inkbird. If you search Inkbird 240V brew controller on Google, you will find one. With discount it is $470 bucks which is a considerable savings over the Clawhammer. I am guessing when Morebeer and other homebrew sites starts to sell these the price will come down considerably.

 

[Bobby_M]

The Blichmann Brew commander probe will only fit the Blichmann fitting. It is too fat for Thermowell's. I do not like the choice of the Brew commander fittings. They don't have a good 1/2 inch NPT option. The little weldless fitting they include with the unit has a tiny O ring which spits over time spilling berr all over the ground. The other thing is I tried a Inkbird probe in the Brew commander and it wouldn't even read it. Again, Blichmann plays by their own music and doesn't play well with others (systems). I know the Clawhammer controller is nice, but it is made by inkbird. If you search Inkbird 240V brew controller on Google, you will find one. With discount it is $470 bucks which is a considerable savings over the Clawhammer. I am guessing when Morebeer and other homebrew sites starts to sell these the price will come down considerably.

When I build systems for a brew commander, I use different fittings for their probe. If the kettle has a TC port, I use a TC x 1/4" compression adapter. If it has welded NPT ports, I use a 1/2" male thread x 1/4" tube compression adapter. There are always ways to get a probe into a kettle in a reliable way. Many controllers use different temp sensing technologies and I would never rate a controller's functionality or value based on which probe they happen to use.