dicko
Boston Bay Brewery
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Well all the questions regarding using a keg for a mash tun has encouraged me to start the project.
Now as we all know, with most projects the initial plan involves the use of all the best gear available for any item on your brewery, but as we get into the project the old guilt of how much it will all cost seems to take over and you start to look for ways to do it a bit cheaper.
I have a meat thermometer type temp guage in my current rubbermaid mash tun and I am now thinking of using it in the converted keg and what I want to know is that how does a thermocouple work?
I assume it is a tube that is sealed with the temp probe inside and it measures the temp by heat transfer to the probe.
Am I correct so far?
If I am then, can I make a thermocouple out of say a piece of copper pipe fitted through the side of the new tun with the temp probe inside?
Would the pipe have to be filled with a medium like water or glycerine or something that would transfer heat or would the air in there be enough?
These brewing equipment questions seem to never end!!!!
Cheers
Now as we all know, with most projects the initial plan involves the use of all the best gear available for any item on your brewery, but as we get into the project the old guilt of how much it will all cost seems to take over and you start to look for ways to do it a bit cheaper.
I have a meat thermometer type temp guage in my current rubbermaid mash tun and I am now thinking of using it in the converted keg and what I want to know is that how does a thermocouple work?
I assume it is a tube that is sealed with the temp probe inside and it measures the temp by heat transfer to the probe.
Am I correct so far?
If I am then, can I make a thermocouple out of say a piece of copper pipe fitted through the side of the new tun with the temp probe inside?
Would the pipe have to be filled with a medium like water or glycerine or something that would transfer heat or would the air in there be enough?
These brewing equipment questions seem to never end!!!!
Cheers