My shamelessly cheap $12 DIY stir plate

[Prezioso85]

I still use it, you probably can still get it.

 

[shigadeyo]

Bumping this old thread. Is anyone who built this cheap stir plate still using it? The fan is still available

Still never got mine to work...

 

[Prezioso85]

It took me a few nights to figure it out, getting the right magnets is key.

 

[CKuhns]

Yep still using it. Have made well over a dozen Ciders and Meads with it. Do a Yeast Starter in a 2000 ml flask and let it run for 48 = 72 hours. No issues. Notes in previous post describing my build still apply.

 

[RoadKing]

I found the best way to place magnets is to stick them to the stir bar
so they'll settle where they want to be, then stick them to the washer.

 

[Prezioso85]

I found the best way to place magnets is to stick them to the stir bar

so they'll settle where they want to be, then stick them to the washer.

Thats what i ended up doing too.

 

[rideincircles]

Mine is now 7 years old and still functional whenever I need it. I should upgrade the box its in at some point. I guess I will add that to my brewing to do list, I have had the box sitting around for years ready for it.

 

[zacster]

I pulled mine out after a 4 year hiatus. It took many tries to get the stir bar going but once I remembered that you have to start the fan on fast, not slow, it caught. I then used it for my starter and the stir bar caught on the first try every time I restarted it. I still haven't enclosed it in anything, I just place the flask down on the fan grate and it stays even though it looks like it would vibrate or slide off. I have some cork sheeting that I may place over the fan, but only if it would still work with the extra 3/16ths of an inch.

 

[Epond83]

Mine seems to run fast and splash a lot. Any way to slow it down more?

 

[Cottonmouth]

Mine seems to run fast and splash a lot. Any way to slow it down more?

I use one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RYKR83Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[zacster]

My fan came with the controller. It really didn't take much to make it work, I just glued the magnets on and maybe removed a grate somewhere.

And I love the lego enclosures. I'm going to use that idea for a Raspberry Pi audio streamer, if for nothing else than to show my now adult son there is still use for all of his legos.