aekdbbop
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I guess I need to do a test first to see if it will hold temp, but I got it for free from my father, so hopefully it will work...
hows it look?
hows it look?
How much went in? Did you fill it, or was it partially full? The amount makes a big difference. If it were me, I would test with about 7 gallons. Like Lorena says, preheat it, or at the very least, put in your hot water but give it 10 mins to equilibrate in temps before your start your test. I guarantee if you do it this way, you are going to get WAY better results.aekdbbop said:Ok here is the deal..
test results:
water dumped into mash tun was about 170ish... and it went into a cool cooler.. it was slightly lower than room temp..
after an hour, it was around 140 +or - 5 degrees... (i didnt take the temp, swmbo did)
does this sound sufficient?
Never use a water-only test for checking insulation on a cooler.aekdbbop said:...water dumped into mash tun was about 170ish... and it went into a cool cooler.. it was slightly lower than room temp..
after an hour, it was around 140 +or - 5 degrees... (i didnt take the temp, swmbo did)
does this sound sufficient?
FlyGuy said:How much went in? Did you fill it, or was it partially full? The amount makes a big difference. If it were me, I would test with about 7 gallons. Like Lorena says, preheat it, or at the very least, put in your hot water but give it 10 mins to equilibrate in temps before your start your test. I guarantee if you do it this way, you are going to get WAY better results.
BierMuncher said:you could strap some insulation around the cooler and secure with duct tape.
It depends on the volume of the water. But you are definitely in the range. It might even be excellent if this is only a couple of gallons.aekdbbop said:UPDATE:
I tried again with a blanket wrapped around it..
162F after 10 min of stabilizing... then 158f after one hour... sounds about right huh?
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