Carboy Temperature Stickers

[gyrfalcon]

I bought some of those temperature stickers and they're completely black... If I rub it a bit I get a 74 reading...

Should I return the two I haven't applied? Am I missing something on their application? They didn't come with instructions and are similar to these:

http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=4719

 

[olllllo]

They only go up to 80 and then they go black.

 

[EdWort]

What is your ambient temp?

If you rub faster & harder you should get a different number.

 

[gyrfalcon]

...If you rub faster & harder you should get a different number.

Hahahah... you're a funny man. House is 72, not sure what carboy is. I should probably buy a normal thermometer so I know what the carboy is at.

 

[gyrfalcon]

...If you rub faster & harder you should get a different number.

Hahahah... you're a funny man, or sick if you use it in a different context. House is 72, not sure what carboy is. I should probably buy a normal thermometer so I know what the carboy is at.

 

[capcrnch]

What is your ambient temp?

If you rub faster & harder you should get a different number.

That really made me laugh

 

[homebrewer_99]

Do yourself a favor and DO NOT REMOVE the plastic strip on the back to adhere it to a container...just use some scotch tape. This way you can remove it and reuse it.

No one will tell you (I will) that if you submerse the temp strip in water it'll ruin it for good.

 

[Bobby_M]

Yeah, it does get pretty screwed up if it gets wet. I put clear packing tape over the one on my other better bottle to protect it. So far so good.

 

[DeadYetiBrew]

No one will tell you (I will) that if you submerse the temp strip in water it'll ruin it for good.

Hmm when i clean my carboys and get the strips wet all the time, i haven't had anything happen YET. Thanks for that comment i'm putting something over mine before i forget.

 

[Bobby_M]

I messed mine up having the carboy it in a tub of water for two weeks. It probably resists seepage for a cleaning.

 

[evanmars]

Had my fermentor in the bathtub for a couple of weeks in a hot summer. Friends thought that was the coolest thing... 5 gallons of beer in the bathtub with rubber duckies, et al. floating around with it.

Completely ruined the thermo-strip though.