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  1. Truman42

    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    No not yet, Im still at work. Will check it when I get home and procede as per your steps. I hope it is out or Im back to square one. Thanks again for the help.
  2. Truman42

    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Also just to confirm that hitting reset 4 times to change the poll time from 20 seconds back to 1 hour after an sg calibration is not the same as power cycling and WILL NOT reset the offset calibration settings????
  3. Truman42

    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Awesome thanks for that. Makes sense now. But I thought that even if I had done the sg calibration already I would need to do it again as it woudnt be accurate if my offset calibration of 90 degrees was out when I did it??? EDIT:- I turned off the Ispindel after doing the offset calibration as...
  4. Truman42

    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Ok Im a bit confused. Wouldnt the first thing I do is hit calibrate offset to make sure its at 0 and 90 degrees first? Then run the sg calibration tests and enter the data and update it in fermentrack. Then hit reset and go back into config mode and change the poll back to 1 hour and save...
  5. Truman42

    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Ok so the calibration offset procedure is where you access it from your wifi list through a phone or tablet etc? Then lie it flat and press on calibration? I thought you meant add the gravity and angle readings in fermentrack itself. So basically I turn it on, hit reset 4 times, connect to it...
  6. Truman42

    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    I tried running the calibration offset procedure again after I had turned it on and found it wasnt working properly. But then hit reset 4 times to change the poll times to 20 seconds so I could check it. Does doing this reset power cycle the unit? If so then after I check the calibration again...
  7. Truman42

    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Im doing it again but this time in plain water it reads 23 degrees instead of 26 degrees like last time. Edit:- Ive noticed the angle has changed when the ispindel is in the wort. before it was showing as being 52 degrees = 1.055 (Going on a refractometer check) Now in the wort its changed its...
  8. Truman42

    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    I did the guided calibration using sugar and water. But I did not wait 15 minutes between each measurement so maybe thats what the issue was. I have the calibration point for water which was 26 Degrees so should I leave that in and delete all the rest except the current angle and reading of my...
  9. Truman42

    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    So I calibrated my Ipsindel as per the instructions in fermentrack and tonight I put it in my first batch and its out by 14 points. The refractometer gives me a reading of 1.055 but Ispindel says its only 1.041. Anyone else have this much error?
  10. Truman42

    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Brought my ispindel from Bee2Gee and received it yesterday. Works great. I got the model with the external antenna and it connects to my wifi router whilst sitting in a stainless fermenter that is inside a fridge. Cant recommend Bee2Gees ISpindels enough, very happy with my purchase.
  11. Truman42

    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Yeah your not wrong there. I was going to wait until I got my Pi zero and just use Ubidots to set it up. But it was a PITA and much easier setting it up with my PI anyway. Now Ill just swap the flash card over to the zero when it arrives.
  12. Truman42

    Ss Brewtech "Chronical" 7 Gallon Conical Fermenter

    I use an oxygen bottle and airstone but I suppose every little bit helps. I dont have the FTSS lid but I can still just clamp the 1/2 inch hose to the top with the rubber airlock bung removed. cheers for that
  13. Truman42

    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Well I had no luck trying to get this to connect to Ubidots but I did manage to get it to connect to Fermentrack via a raspberry pi. However the temperature reading is in Fahrenheit instead of celsius. Ive got it set to celsius in Fermentrack? Edit:- Added a new device again and this time it...
  14. Truman42

    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Righto I managed to reset it and connect to it again. It still had my SSID and password in there and the token info so I click on save. It brings up a window saying to try to connect in 10 seconds but then that goes away and nothing else comes up. I cant connect to it at 192.168.4.1. If I look...
  15. Truman42

    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Ok iv bread and re read the instructions and Im stuck. I found the ispindel in my wifi networks and connected to it no problem. I entered the settings for my wifi network and the token from ubidots. But thats as far as I got. I cant see it anymore at 192.168.4.1. I also cant find SOURCES...
  16. Truman42

    Lauter Helix.

    I do both and so far havent had a problem draining via the Helix but I do use a hop spider.
  17. Truman42

    Lauter Helix.

    This is how I have mine setup. So it seems to dam everything in the middle.
  18. Truman42

    Ss Brewtech "Chronical" 7 Gallon Conical Fermenter

    What method are you guys using to transfer from your kettle into these fermenters? I use an immersion chiller in a Guten and I use the pump to whirlpool whilst chilling. So Im thinking of making sure my whirlpool hose is long enough to reach the fermenter so once Ive reached temperature I can...
  19. Truman42

    Lauter Helix.

    I chill in my guten with an immersion chiller and also whirlpool with the pump whilst chilling. I then drain via the helix to my fermenter and have had no issues so far. But I do use the hop spider.
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