bignath
"Grains don't grow up to be chips, son"
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Just working through some ideas in my head.
I have some copper tubing left over from a manifold build, and i also have some acrylic tube left over from a sightglass build....
I am building a new brewery and thought i'd mount a thermowell type device in the lid of the recirculating mashtun.
My STC probe fits down these tubes, and i was wondering could i use either of them to build a thermowell with some compression fittings?
If i could use either of them, which would be better...Can i use any of them at all?
I want to end up with a right angle comp fitting in the lid, with a rigid object guiding the probe down into the mash. As i will be recirculating the mash, i don't just want to throw the probe into the mash as i find when i've done this in the past, the probe tends to float and not stay put. I want to use the acrylic or copper tubing to guide the probe deep into the grain bed.
If this is possible, i've thought about crimping the copper tube shut at the end to keep the probe clean. I'm under the assumption that copper is excellent at transferring heat so in my head this should still work.
I want to be able to disconnect the probe at the comp fitting in the lid (which i've worked out how to do already).
I could also (i guess) use the acrylic tube, and then put a copper fitting over the end and crimp it closed too.
Are there any health issues with using the acrylic sitting in the mash? (I know stuff all about material composition and health issues).
The mash will be returned via another length of tube located right next to the thermowell idea, to go down into the grain bed to effectively keep it moving. (im thinking kind of like have a ghetto mash stirrer)...
Any thoughts?
I have some copper tubing left over from a manifold build, and i also have some acrylic tube left over from a sightglass build....
I am building a new brewery and thought i'd mount a thermowell type device in the lid of the recirculating mashtun.
My STC probe fits down these tubes, and i was wondering could i use either of them to build a thermowell with some compression fittings?
If i could use either of them, which would be better...Can i use any of them at all?
I want to end up with a right angle comp fitting in the lid, with a rigid object guiding the probe down into the mash. As i will be recirculating the mash, i don't just want to throw the probe into the mash as i find when i've done this in the past, the probe tends to float and not stay put. I want to use the acrylic or copper tubing to guide the probe deep into the grain bed.
If this is possible, i've thought about crimping the copper tube shut at the end to keep the probe clean. I'm under the assumption that copper is excellent at transferring heat so in my head this should still work.
I want to be able to disconnect the probe at the comp fitting in the lid (which i've worked out how to do already).
I could also (i guess) use the acrylic tube, and then put a copper fitting over the end and crimp it closed too.
Are there any health issues with using the acrylic sitting in the mash? (I know stuff all about material composition and health issues).
The mash will be returned via another length of tube located right next to the thermowell idea, to go down into the grain bed to effectively keep it moving. (im thinking kind of like have a ghetto mash stirrer)...
Any thoughts?