Adding thermometer to Igloo coler???

[MrBJones]

Is it possible? If so, how would I go about it? If it matters, it's a 10 gallon round.
Thanks

 

[PatrickLS83]

Yep, absolutely possible. You'll want a cooler bulk head fitting. Drill a hole and mount something like this:

http://www.northernbrewer.com/cooler-bulkhead

I hate to plug NB since it's owned by AB now but they just happened to be the first link I found for a cooler bulk-head fitting. If you can find it somewhere else, go for it.

With the bulk-head in place you can grab any 1/2 inch NPT thermometer and screw it into the bulk-head. Should work great. Good luck, hope this helps!

 

[Chanoc]

I use an instant read thermometer stuck in a polyestyrene cup or plate floating on the mash.
I check once or Twice only during the mash.

 

[MrBJones]

Thanks for the replies. I should have mentioned that there's already a ball valve where the cooler's spigot would normally go. The thermometer would be in addition to that... somewhere on the cooler wall.

 

[PatrickLS83]

Yep, just find a bulkhead that has spacing for a cooler (coolers have a wider wall because they're insulated). Some of the ones out there are only spaced for stainless steel (very thin walls) and are very small.

 

[griffi]

I used this one from Williams brewing and it's never leaked:

https://www.williamsbrewing.com/COOLVIEW-COOLER-THERMOMETER-P3102.aspx