Remote thermometer

[Maylar]

Can anybody suggest / recommend a wireless thermometer with a probe that can be sanitized and suspended inside the fermentor? I'll be brewing at cellar temperatures without active controls and I'd like to be able to monitor what's going on without having to climb the stairs.

 

[SevenOaks]

This is what I use. I have one for the fermenter and one for the kegerator. I get a text and/or email if the temp goes above or below set points.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0081UR76G/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[Maylar]

I don't have a smart phone.

 

[day_trippr]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004IMA718/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[movet22]

This is what I use. I have one for the fermenter and one for the kegerator. I get a text and/or email if the temp goes above or below set points.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0081UR76G/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

This looks great. Do you use a thermowell for the fermenters?

 

[movet22]

Sorry, duplicate post.

 

[SevenOaks]

This looks great. Do you use a thermowell for the fermenters?

No, I have a piece of foam on the side of the fermenter secured with a bungee and stick the probe between the fermenter and foam.

In the kegerator I have a jar of water with a plastic lid that I drilled a hole in that the probe goes into.

 

[Maylar]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004IMA718/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Didn't think of that - I have 2 of those for my smoker and grill. I'll have to see if they cover the 50°F range as well as hot. Thanks.

 

[movet22]

No, I have a piece of foam on the side of the fermenter secured with a bungee and stick the probe between the fermenter and foam.

In the kegerator I have a jar of water with a plastic lid that I drilled a hole in that the probe goes into.

Do you think the probe would slide into a thermowell, or are they too thick?

 

[flars]

Some HBT members have reported a 0° to 1°F difference between a thermowell temp reading and a thermometer isolated from the ambient on the outside of the fermentor. A simple and inexpensive solution can be a wireless indoor/outdoor thermometer. We have a $10 model from Cabelas. The unit does receive the signal through several walls.

 

[SevenOaks]

Do you think the probe would slide into a thermowell, or are they too thick?

I have the dry probe for the fermenter
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and the wet probe for the jar of water in the kegerator. Looks to be 1/4" diameter.
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