What Thermometer should I trust? All skewed at certain degrees . . .

[djbradle]

Edit: I guess if the mash tun is hotter than the mash it could happen. In that case it's not insufficient mixing, it's not waiting for temp equalization. Same idea though.

Yes this was what I was really aiming at. I've used my 2 gallon ss pot for all my specialty grain extract batches and found that the temp stayed consistent but with such a larger amount of grain in the 8 gallon kettle I wonder what the hot kettle effect will be on the mash if at all. I didn't really give much credence to stirring and it's result in specialty grain tea but I guess it matters much more in mashing.

 

[benzy4010]

What equipment are manditory besides kegs and freezer?

 

[djbradle]

What equipment are manditory besides kegs and freezer?

Kegs are not mandatory nor are freezers.