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Just giving you a hard time. We all had to learn it on our own at one point too.

It means that you have risked damaging your wort and have accelerated the habitation of bacteria. In other words: your beer is f**ked, better luck next time. :mug:

I have tried it on both auto cooling and "fan on." The drop in ambient temp readings are always the same (-3 once power source is plugged in, -10 once the fan kicks on). The change to ambient temp happens about 5-10sec after plugging in/fan going on. In case it matters, I have the red wire...

So then that brings it all the way back to square 1. How can I get it to keep an accurate reading once it's plugged in??????

Sparkle -- I read that too, but figured I was missing something. marzsit -- The guy who did that page used the 8029B, but it stopped being produced shortly after. There were some comments (or another page based on that page) that used the 6020 with success, and it seems like all current...

I can return the fan to the shack, so that's not really a problem. How would the wiring in your suggestion work? Run power from the wall to the doorbell transformer and then into the stat (which would get me 24vac to the stat, right?). Then from the stat to the fan (but wouldn't that only be...

I'm an idiot with electricity, so can you dumb that down for me (I have a feeling this is what I need to know, but I can't understand it). The thermostat runs (at least detecting/displaying ambient temp) itself on 2 AA batts. When I plug in the power supply for the fan, the stat then needs a 24...

Ok. I'll assume noise isn't the problem then, since the thermistor and power attach to opposite sides of the thermostat. Do folks still suspect a low voltage/amperage issue as in the initial responses? It seems like the power supply is big enough to handle the fan if its rated 12VD/400mA and...

The thermostat is a RiteTemp 6020 from home depot. It's a $25 thermostat -- I'm sure it's cheap, but I'm sure there has to be a way to make this work. Batteries are new. I think you're right about the 24VAC thing, since that is apparently the power rating for another contact in case I wanted to...

Oh, and the thermostat materials say it runs on 24VAC and should not get higher than 1.0 amps. Can this and the fan get along if I get the right power source? Thanks again to anyone who knows, I'm completely dumb when it comes to anything electrical so I have no idea how all these values fit...

Well a new power supply seems easy enough. Figuring out electronics is like greek to me, so let me dumb it down for a second with a few follow up questions. What's the difference between AC and DC. I know the literal definitions about how the currents work...but I mean if I have a fan rated...

Question for anyone with a little electrical sense: I built a "Son of Fermentation" Chiller this afternoon (using this plan). I wanted to mount the thermostat on the outside and still measure wort temperature so I extended the thermistor based on this plan. I'm using a RiteTemp 6020...

Nothing to be worried about. I do the same thing but with PBW or oxiclean. After about 48 bottles the water is always a muddy brown/deep red. I figure its a mixture of the ink and glue and anything else that may have fallen in. I rinse them pretty well with tap water after soaking, cover with a...

SHHH!!! Don't tell. I told SWMBO that I was busy "working". :mug:

What type of beer was it? Any impact from the chlorine (if there is any at all) are generally more noticeable in lighter beers. Also, if you brewed with extract I agree the "if it's good to drink, it's good to brew" mantra. Water chemistry is more important for AG, but I'm still not convinced I...

WL001 always leaves a bunch of crap on the top of my carboys. My guess is you're seeing your yeasties getting ready to go, and they'll be a bit slower to really get going without a starter, but in the end it should all be well. RDWHAHB.

In classic homebrewing style, the name comes my pet. One of our cats had some sort of break in her tail before we got her that never healed properly (though not as severe as the image). Figured a puma made for a better logo than a house cat...

+1 on the tinting. Also, maybe I'm misreading the fine print, but I think you've got a typo in all of them: "A musher categorizes the Wheeldog as the dog is closest to the musher..." Shouldn't it read either "the dog that is closest to the musher" or "the dog closest to the musher"?

Just wanted to share my new logo that Coy and Josh designed. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for some logo/label work. If you're on the fence about getting in touch with them, I say go for it! They are professional but informal and a blast to work with. Here's the logo (obviously...

The man's not lying, folks. Coy and Josh have been working on a logo for me for a few weeks and its been great. I'll be sure to post it and sing their praises when we get a final version, but to all those on the fence...send them a message and put them to work!