Hi All, I'm fairly new to brewing, and have a question.
I've set an old fridge up as a brew fridge, with an STC1000 controller, with a heater and driving the fridge. But I have two brews on, in various states, and the temperature between the two fermentors is very different, and I'm not sure which brew to put the temperature probe on.
Fermentor 1, Black rock Cider, been on for 9 days, kit yeast, SG approx 1000. Current temp 16 degrees.
Fermentor 2, Coopers Pale ale, with bits, Safale S04 yeast, pitched yesterday. I put the temperature probe on this fermentor, yesterday afternoon, set to 18 degrees, deadband 1 degree. (was sitting on about 18.6)
So I checked the temperatures this evening between the different fermentors, and found the differential to be quite high, and was wondering which fermentor to have the probe on. My feeling is that it should be on number two, as that is the "new" brew.
I have taped a neoprene "pocket" onto both fermentors, so with a little settle time the temperatures are fairly accurate to the wort temps.
Advice please?
I've set an old fridge up as a brew fridge, with an STC1000 controller, with a heater and driving the fridge. But I have two brews on, in various states, and the temperature between the two fermentors is very different, and I'm not sure which brew to put the temperature probe on.
Fermentor 1, Black rock Cider, been on for 9 days, kit yeast, SG approx 1000. Current temp 16 degrees.
Fermentor 2, Coopers Pale ale, with bits, Safale S04 yeast, pitched yesterday. I put the temperature probe on this fermentor, yesterday afternoon, set to 18 degrees, deadband 1 degree. (was sitting on about 18.6)
So I checked the temperatures this evening between the different fermentors, and found the differential to be quite high, and was wondering which fermentor to have the probe on. My feeling is that it should be on number two, as that is the "new" brew.
I have taped a neoprene "pocket" onto both fermentors, so with a little settle time the temperatures are fairly accurate to the wort temps.
Advice please?