Horizontal Fermometer

[grace1760]

Can the fermometer be applied to the side of the fermentation bucket horizontally and still be effective? I can't imagine why it wouldn't. I want to stick it low enough that it's below the top of the beer, but above the water in my swamp cooler.

 

[Hang Glider]

I only ever attached mine horizontally - at about the level of 5 gallons.

 

[BendBrewer]

All mine are horizontal.

 

[kpr121]

+1. The first fermometer I bought I put on vertically. Never again.

 

[grace1760]

+1. The first fermometer I bought I put on vertically. Never again.

yeah, for some reason I stuck it on vertically, and now I'm so worried about it I didn't use water in my swamp cooler and my ferm temps are way too high. Probably ruined my first two batches.

Can I peel off and re-apply?

 

[BendBrewer]

Yeah you can reapply them. I have anyway.

 

[Pommy]

I'd only do it once though, I changed mine around to other buckets a few times and now they dont work anymore. Should have just bought one for each fermenter but nevermind.

 

[tedearregardless]

I had the same idea so I didn't soak mine in the swamp cooler. Has worked out well.