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Found a very nice $12 thermowell that will fit in place of a dip tube with just a touch of diy.
This is the unit I bought here:
https://www.brewershardware.com/16-...l?category_id=259#product-details-tab-reviews
Here it is next to a dip tube:
In my case, I plan to weld a post/dip tube nipple on a keg lid to use on 10 gallon corny’s.
The thermowell is 16” long, which should reach down to just above 3 gallons of liquid and not touch it. 4 gallons would submerge ~1.5” of the tip, 5 gallons ~3.5”.
(The 10 gallon corny’s are just about the same height as the 5 gallon ball lock, so if you divide those volumes in half, you get a pretty good idea of how this will work in a common 5 gallon keg.)
(Moving from the lid to the existing posts will buy you another ~1/2” or so.)
The exterior diameter (5/16”) is a great fit and slides right into a keg.
The interior diameter (1/4”) is big enough to fit the inkbird probes I use for controlling the fermentation chamber.
The only diy needed is to enlarge the flare enough to seal with an o-ring and post.
As is, the diameter is only 0.365” and is too small for the ledge on the post that tightens the flange against the o-ring.
Dip tube flanges are ~0.500” although I have a few down in the 0.485” range.
This is the unit I bought here:
https://www.brewershardware.com/16-...l?category_id=259#product-details-tab-reviews
Here it is next to a dip tube:
In my case, I plan to weld a post/dip tube nipple on a keg lid to use on 10 gallon corny’s.
The thermowell is 16” long, which should reach down to just above 3 gallons of liquid and not touch it. 4 gallons would submerge ~1.5” of the tip, 5 gallons ~3.5”.
(The 10 gallon corny’s are just about the same height as the 5 gallon ball lock, so if you divide those volumes in half, you get a pretty good idea of how this will work in a common 5 gallon keg.)
(Moving from the lid to the existing posts will buy you another ~1/2” or so.)
The exterior diameter (5/16”) is a great fit and slides right into a keg.
The interior diameter (1/4”) is big enough to fit the inkbird probes I use for controlling the fermentation chamber.
The only diy needed is to enlarge the flare enough to seal with an o-ring and post.
As is, the diameter is only 0.365” and is too small for the ledge on the post that tightens the flange against the o-ring.
Dip tube flanges are ~0.500” although I have a few down in the 0.485” range.
