Wildknight65
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Just thought id share with you my experience of this product. Living in the Uk, I'm forever having problems with getting accurate fermentation temperatures for my lagers/ales. I bit the bullet and ordered a Brewjacket immersion pro, from the states. Ordering/communication and payment was a breeze, and apart from a 20 quid custom charge when it arrived in the UK, i had the item all set up within 2 weeks.
It arrived packed well, All parts accounted for, and surprised it fitted my fermenter with no adjustments/drilling holes etc.
Brewed a Stella Clone Lager for my first test, fitted the fermenter into the supplied jacket, taped the thermostat to the outside of the bin, switched it on, and set the temp to 11 degrees for fermenting. The fan kicked in immediately and the chilled wort temp when initially added to the fermenter (14 degrees, came down to 11 in around 24 hours. It sat there for 8 days fermenting and only fluctuated by around 0.5 of a degree over the week. Took a reading after a week, and missed my FG by a fraction, (not that fussed). Increased temp to around 14 degrees which took around a day to reach temp. Finally i gradually reduced by 1 degree a day during lagering, took a few hours to drop each day, racked at 6 degrees after another week, and now I'm force carbing in a corney.
I have to say I'm very impressed with this product. Its easy to use, very accurate, and well worth the investment. Don't use a acid based sanitiser on the rod, as it can damage it.
Any one else use this and having success?
Simon
It arrived packed well, All parts accounted for, and surprised it fitted my fermenter with no adjustments/drilling holes etc.
Brewed a Stella Clone Lager for my first test, fitted the fermenter into the supplied jacket, taped the thermostat to the outside of the bin, switched it on, and set the temp to 11 degrees for fermenting. The fan kicked in immediately and the chilled wort temp when initially added to the fermenter (14 degrees, came down to 11 in around 24 hours. It sat there for 8 days fermenting and only fluctuated by around 0.5 of a degree over the week. Took a reading after a week, and missed my FG by a fraction, (not that fussed). Increased temp to around 14 degrees which took around a day to reach temp. Finally i gradually reduced by 1 degree a day during lagering, took a few hours to drop each day, racked at 6 degrees after another week, and now I'm force carbing in a corney.
I have to say I'm very impressed with this product. Its easy to use, very accurate, and well worth the investment. Don't use a acid based sanitiser on the rod, as it can damage it.
Any one else use this and having success?
Simon