ViciousGolden
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Ok, so as of now, I started doing BIAB because I wanted to get away from Extract. And, for giggles, I mounted a Brewmometer in my Keggle so that I can keep track of the mashing temp over the 60 - 90 minute process. I know it's really not needed but part of this hobby is geeking out over gadgets, so i just thought it would be cool....
Anyway, I picked up a ten gallon cooler to start building my M/L tun. I'm hoping to have that complete in a month or two so I only have to do another 1 or 2 BIAB brews. So, I thought I would move my Brewmometer from the Keggle to the cooler. When I made the Keggle, I welded in an extra coupler so I would be able to use a therm. So it will be easy to take it back out and just use the plug. The problem has been trying to find a weld-less bulkhead that will fit the cooler wall and mount the 1/2MPT thermo in it. During the process of looking, I have read a lot of horror stories that the Blichmann Brewmometer doesn't work well during the mast. People have been saying it it inaccurate. So, here are my questions..
1. Is the Blichmann Brewmometer really inaccurate in the mash?
2. If it is inaccuate, what should I be using?
3. Does anyone know how to mount the Brewmometer to a M/L tun?
For some reason, I really want a thermo mounted to it so I can actively monitor the temp. I'm that guy that will sit there for an hour, drinking beer, and staring at it making sure everything is on track.
Anyway, I picked up a ten gallon cooler to start building my M/L tun. I'm hoping to have that complete in a month or two so I only have to do another 1 or 2 BIAB brews. So, I thought I would move my Brewmometer from the Keggle to the cooler. When I made the Keggle, I welded in an extra coupler so I would be able to use a therm. So it will be easy to take it back out and just use the plug. The problem has been trying to find a weld-less bulkhead that will fit the cooler wall and mount the 1/2MPT thermo in it. During the process of looking, I have read a lot of horror stories that the Blichmann Brewmometer doesn't work well during the mast. People have been saying it it inaccurate. So, here are my questions..
1. Is the Blichmann Brewmometer really inaccurate in the mash?
2. If it is inaccuate, what should I be using?
3. Does anyone know how to mount the Brewmometer to a M/L tun?
For some reason, I really want a thermo mounted to it so I can actively monitor the temp. I'm that guy that will sit there for an hour, drinking beer, and staring at it making sure everything is on track.