Waterproof remote thermometer

[popsicleian]

I've done some searching on this, but I'm still having trouble figuring out if any of the remote thermometers out there will do what I'm hoping.

Basically, I'm looking for a remote thermometer that I can pop in my kettle while I'm heating strike water so I monitor from indoors and have a rough idea of when I'm getting up to mash temp. I'm not looking for something that will monitor temp during the mash. It doesn't even have to be super accurate--I just want to be able to know when I'm in the ballpark of my target strike temps so I don't have to keep going out to the garage to measure the temperature (especially this time of year, when that's a rather cold walk). It would also be nice to use it after the mash, to know when I'm getting close to boiling temp so I don't have to constantly go check to see if I'm nearing a boilover/need to add hops, etc.

I gather from the research I've done that moisture can be an issue for some temperature probes, so I want something that won't crap out if it gets wet or steamy. Cheap is good--I don't want to spend a ton of money on this, and I don't want anything fancy. My kettle does not have a built in thermometer or thermowell, for what that's worth.

Any suggestions?

 

[dgramenz]

Check brewhardware.com or call them for help. They have compression fittings made for inserting thermometer probes into kettles and coolers. They probably have something that will fit. I would think you could then use one of the wireless meat thermometers to keep an eye on it.

 

[popsicleian]

Check brewhardware.com or call them for help. They have compression fittings made for inserting thermometer probes into kettles and coolers. They probably have something that will fit. I would think you could then use one of the wireless meat thermometers to keep an eye on it.

That would require putting another hole in my kettle though, right? I don't really have the tools or know-how to do something like that. I was hoping more for a probe that i could just plop in the water or drape over the rim of the kettle.

 

[TannerG]

I use the thermoworks smoke with the waterproof needle probe.
It comes with a unit that allows you to monitor the temperatures remotely.
They are supposed to be releasing a wifi adapter for it soon, so you'll be able to monitor temps from your phone.

 

[pshankstar]

I use the thermoworks smoke with the waterproof needle probe.
It comes with a unit that allows you to monitor the temperatures remotely.
They are supposed to be releasing a wifi adapter for it soon, so you'll be able to monitor temps from your phone.

Do you have a link? Or is it this?

 

[TannerG]

That's the one. I just use the optional needle probe instead of the included ones

 

[cfrazier77]

This is the probe you want.
http://www.thermoworks.com/TX-1002X-NP