New toy - brew belt controller

[Stunned Monkey]

Someone on here recommended the use of an aquarium temperature controller. Armed with this information, i visited eBay and was soon relieved of a whopping £14.80. A week later, all the way from Hong Kong, arrived this little unit, now wired up to my brewbelt and keeping my brew at between 23.5 and 24 degrees (it's a Coopers kit). I got a bit innovative with the sensor wire because I don't have a grommet for it to go directly through the lid (yet). I'm a happy bunny and hoping keeping a better constant temperature will mean a more complete fermentation

 

[Wez]

Temp control is great if you can manage it. Nearer 20c though would be better, 24c is a tad on the high side :thumb:

 

[Stunned Monkey]

Coopers yeast says 21-27

 

[Wez]

You could set it at 21 then

Fermenting too high a temp can give some 'funky' flavours thats all.

 

[Stunned Monkey]

I figured that given their native climate, Coopers can't expect customers to be able to supply a low temperature so their yeast is "tuned" for a higher range. Just for you though, I've lowered the target to 22

 

[Wez]

i'm loving the control you have :

Seriously, you did the right thing. We salute you.

 

[evanvine]

you did the right thing. We salute you.

Steady on Wez, you'll get tarred with my brush! :whistle:

 

[Stunned Monkey]

i'm loving the control you have :

For what it costs, I reckon everyone should invest :thumb: It also has a cooling function which I haven't wired up.

 

[Cussword]

I bought one also, I've just not wired it up, & I don't have a brew on YET

 

[Stunned Monkey]

If it's the same as mine DON'T LOSE THE INSTRUCTIONS. Once you know how it works, it's very simple but I truly could not figure it out without them!

 

[evanvine]

I use something similar, but to avoid the the sensor coming into contact with the brew I've fitted my FVs with blanked off tank connectors.

Edit = Grammer correction!

 

[Cussword]

Very Tidy job there EV :thumb:

 

[Stunned Monkey]

the sensor on mine is just a little sealed pastic knobble on the wire end. It has to contact the brew one way or another, and is easy to sanitise. Plus mine reads from the top middle, not the side

 

[doghouse gav]

Great little temp control. I bought 2 prob from the same hong kong bloke you did!
I have mine set up on a couple of fridges. Works great with the fridge and a tube heater. Keeps constant temp all year round. :thumb:

 

[Mike1981]

How long did it take to arrive from hong kong? i ordered one on the 15th of this month...still not here. Is this normal?

 

[Stunned Monkey]

I think about 7 working days.

 

[evanvine]

Plus mine reads from the top middle, not the side

Really!
I wonder what subtle difference that makes. :wha:

 

[doghouse gav]

I ordered 1 from the Uk and 1 from hong kong. The hong kong one was half the price and came within the week. The Uk one took 10 days to come.
Work that one out! :wha:

 

[Stunned Monkey]

Plus mine reads from the top middle, not the side

Really!
I wonder what subtle difference that makes. :wha:

Brew belt heats by convection from the circumference so the centre is where to take the most accurate reading.

 

[evanvine]

Brew belt heats by convection from the circumference so the centre is where to take the most accurate reading.

Well I never.....
Is that how they do things on your planet?