How are You Measuring Fermentation Temperature?

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Well, it turns out tape does not like sticking to Torpedo kegs. This afternoon, the foam fell off. I tried electrical tape. No good. I tried medical tape--the stuff you can never get off your skin once you put it on--no good. I could not find the duck tape or gorilla tape.

I asked myself what kind of adhesive sticks to things that are wet.

Now the probe is back in place, held there by two big gauze bandages. The self-adhesive bandages they make these days will stick to anything.
I hold mine on with a few small bungee cords strung together
 
Well, it turns out tape does not like sticking to Torpedo kegs. This afternoon, the foam fell off. I tried electrical tape. No good. I tried medical tape--the stuff you can never get off your skin once you put it on--no good. I could not find the duck tape or gorilla tape.

I asked myself what kind of adhesive sticks to things that are wet.

Now the probe is back in place, held there by two big gauze bandages. The self-adhesive bandages they make these days will stick to anything.
Why is the outside of your fermenter wet? I find that painter's tape (low adhesion by design) works fine when applied to a dry surface of a fermentation vessel.

Brew on :mug:
 
I think it had condensation on it.

As luck would have it, there was a can of plumber's putty on top of the fermenting fridge. It's hard and crumbly, so if someone is getting plumber's putty to work, it must be a different kind.

I got bandages to work again. I have a lot of painter's tape, so maybe I can apply some over the bandages to hold foam on.

I'm going to get some bungee cords.
 
I think it had condensation on it.

As luck would have it, there was a can of plumber's putty on top of the fermenting fridge. It's hard and crumbly, so if someone is getting plumber's putty to work, it must be a different kind.

I got bandages to work again. I have a lot of painter's tape, so maybe I can apply some over the bandages to hold foam on.

I'm going to get some bungee cords.
How did you get condensation at typical fermentation temperatures? My water supply isn't usually cold enough to get the wort down to target pitching temp, so I put my fermenters in the chest freezer, tape the temp probe under a piece of foam, and set the controller to pitching temp. No chance for condensation before I apply the tape.

Brew on :mug:
 
I don't know what happened. Maybe I got Star San spray on it.

I forgot to add Fermcap after I brewed, so in the middle of the night, I got up and added it. I used Star San in an effort to de-germ the lid.

The keg is plastered with bandages, foam, and painter's tape now.
 
Well, it turns out tape does not like sticking to Torpedo kegs. This afternoon, the foam fell off. I tried electrical tape. No good. I tried medical tape--the stuff you can never get off your skin once you put it on--no good. I could not find the duck tape or gorilla tape.

I asked myself what kind of adhesive sticks to things that are wet.

Now the probe is back in place, held there by two big gauze bandages. The self-adhesive bandages they make these days will stick to anything.
 

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It was dry when I put the tape on, and it got wet later. Then when I dried it off and cleaned it with window cleaner, I could not get anything to stick well. I should have pointed that out.
 
FYI - The fermometers I've used are marked every 2 degrees, but it there is a blue indicator instead of green, the temperature is between the blue and the brown. So you can read to 1 degree. And if it's turquoise (blue-green), I call it to the nearest half degree. That's not in the instructions, but it makes sense to me.


I always thought this was common knowledge. Some are easier to read than others. The circle versions from Northern Brewer, as they look cool, are hard to read in low light. The vertical strip on my Flex+ is also hard to read.
 
It was dry when I put the tape on, and it got wet later. Then when I dried it off and cleaned it with window cleaner, I could not get anything to stick well. I should have pointed that out.
I suspect that the window cleaner left a surface film on the fermenter, which is the root of your problem. You should always rinse off any cleaners, and dry well before applying tape.

Most surface films will interfere with adhesion, as at best the adhesive can only bond to the film and not the material under the film. If the tape adheres to the film, and the film adheres to the substrate (material under the film) then the tape might work ok.

Brew on :mug:
 
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