scurry64
Well-Known Member
I am using a battery operated probe thermometer like the one pictured below and I think I have been having problems with it. I didn't realize it until I was chilling my Premium American Lager wort last weekend.
The thermometer reading stuck at 85 f and I knew that couldn't be right. So, I grabbed my old thermometer that came with the kit I got 6 years ago, sanitized it, and stuck in the wort. It read 58 f. I panicked because if it was telling me that my 58 f wort was 85 f, what was the real temperature of my 152 f mash? Yikes.
I suppose it could be battery related, but I just replaced the batteries the week before. I know. I know. There is no guarantee the batteries I brought home from the store were fresh.
I haven't tested it in ice water yet, but I will do so when I get home. My question is this: What type of thermometer do you use? What works best for you?
The thermometer reading stuck at 85 f and I knew that couldn't be right. So, I grabbed my old thermometer that came with the kit I got 6 years ago, sanitized it, and stuck in the wort. It read 58 f. I panicked because if it was telling me that my 58 f wort was 85 f, what was the real temperature of my 152 f mash? Yikes.
I suppose it could be battery related, but I just replaced the batteries the week before. I know. I know. There is no guarantee the batteries I brought home from the store were fresh.
I haven't tested it in ice water yet, but I will do so when I get home. My question is this: What type of thermometer do you use? What works best for you?