INK Bird Temp Controll - PROBE

[kimosabby]

Gents,

just a quick question

I've just taken delivery of the INK Bird unit. Whats the best way when attaching it to the fermenting vessel?

thanks

Kimosabby

 

[Terry_R]

Gents,

just a quick question

I've just taken delivery of the INK Bird unit. Whats the best way when attaching it to the fermenting vessel?

thanks

Kimosabby

I've got my probe dangling in an insulated brew cupboard, just measuring and controlling the air temp in the cupboard. I also have a stick on thermometer on the carboy which normally reads 2 degrees below the inkbird reading.

 

[Sbond10]

Duct tape and bubble wrap crude but works

 

[Gunge]

Mine is situated halfway up the FV, held in place by a piece of aluminium foil, followed by a piece of foam and tape. With that, the only temp it can measure is that of the FV.

 

[Drunkula]

Similar to some above I measure the vessel temperature, not the air or a seperate jar of water because if fermentation produces heat indirect sensors can take ages to register the change.

I put mine against the bucket then slap on a huge wad of blu-tak. I used to do foam or bubble wrap but the tape would sometimes peel off - the blu-tak is a beast as long as the bucket/demijohn isn't wet when you first put it on.

 

[marshbrewer]

Mush as other people, I make a pocket out of bubble wrap, with a layer of tin foil, taped to the outside of the FV. Tuck the probe into this, and it measures the FV temp not the air temp, but doesn't need to touch the wort.

 

[Dutto]

I insulate the probe from the Brew Fridge and push it up against the side of the FV as per the photograph.

The probe is being held in place using some kitchen towelling, but I now use a sponge because it gives great insulation from the fridge and it's held firmly in place by the handle of the FV.

Enjoy. :thumb:

 

[kimosabby]

great cheers gents; maybe brewday tomorrow as the weather is bad and all my activities will be in door based :)

kimosabby

 

[CptCaveman]

Wouldn't it better that you control the ambient temperature inside the fermenter rather than the temperature of the liquid itself? Since it takes a long time for the temperature of the liquid to change, couldn't you end up with very high temps inside the fermenter if ambient temps outside are low?

 

[Bigcol49]

Wouldn't it better that you control the ambient temperature inside the fermenter rather than the temperature of the liquid itself? Since it takes a long time for the temperature of the liquid to change, couldn't you end up with very high temps inside the fermenter if ambient temps outside are low?

Hi!
Don't forget that the wort will take longer to heat up than the surrounding air. Conversely, the surrounding air will lose energy much more rapidly than the wort. The actual air temperature in the fermentation chamber is not a very accurate measurement of wort temperature.
I monitor the wort temperature using methods similar to those listed above.

 

[Dutto]

Wouldn't it better that you control the ambient temperature inside the fermenter rather than the temperature of the liquid itself? Since it takes a long time for the temperature of the liquid to change, couldn't you end up with very high temps inside the fermenter if ambient temps outside are low?

Ask yourself "Why did I buy a temperature controller?" and you will find the answer! :wave:

To iron out any fluctuations, all Inkird TC's have setting adjustments that allows the controller to respond accordingly.

In the last year, the ambient temperature outside of my Brew Fridges has fluctuated between +3*C and +18*C and I can guarantee that the wort temperature (the one that I measure) inside the fridge has been no further away from the required Set Point than 0.2*C. :thumb: