Is it below the element? I'm not trying to suggest you're wrong, just trying to think of ways to better optimise it and maybe make up for its short falls.
Glad its worked out though.
Potential cheap temperature controller?
Re: Potential cheap temperature controller?
The probe was about level with it.
Very open to suggestions, my assumption is because the lag is there in all temperature changes, such as adjusting from room temperature to cold water. The thermopen and another thermometer are much quicker. I wonder if a different NTC probe would be faster?
Very open to suggestions, my assumption is because the lag is there in all temperature changes, such as adjusting from room temperature to cold water. The thermopen and another thermometer are much quicker. I wonder if a different NTC probe would be faster?
CS @ The Malt Miller
Re: Potential cheap temperature controller?
It had its first brewday usage today.
I set it to come on at 6:45 and bring the water to 78.5°C at 7:30 when I got up the mash water was at strike. It reads around half a degree high and over shoots due to a little lag in registering the increased temperature from heating. I checked the temperature manually with my thermapen and it was spot on for doughing in so I unplugged the element
Then 40 minutes into the mash I turned the controller to manual set it 85°C, filled the HLT with the sparge water and reconnected the element let it get on with it, again it worked fine.
I set it to come on at 6:45 and bring the water to 78.5°C at 7:30 when I got up the mash water was at strike. It reads around half a degree high and over shoots due to a little lag in registering the increased temperature from heating. I checked the temperature manually with my thermapen and it was spot on for doughing in so I unplugged the element
Then 40 minutes into the mash I turned the controller to manual set it 85°C, filled the HLT with the sparge water and reconnected the element let it get on with it, again it worked fine.
CS @ The Malt Miller