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Re: Thermometer

Post by LeeH » Wed Nov 02, 2022 9:16 am

ozroger wrote:
LeeH wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 27, 2022 8:54 am
 You can get a few degrees difference depending depending on distance to the object too. This is because the measuring area increases the further away the gun is.

Useless.

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And a quick note to the uninitiated - "Resolution" is not the same as "Accuracy"!

Resolution refers to the units of display, in the case above, a tenth of a degree - looks GREAT! The accuracy however (and it's not stated here), may be only +/- a whole degree (or worse), but the display will be to one decimal point. So it can be very misleading.
I never mentioned the resolution. The accuracy of IR guns are effected by the distance to the object.
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Re: Thermometer

Post by IPA » Wed Nov 02, 2022 3:17 pm

MashBag wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 31, 2022 6:36 pm
 I can't help but feel a "you are just making this up" undercurrent here, but no matter.20221031_172755.jpg
Do you wonder why ??
I can't see any sign of fermentation plus the strainer you show in the next photo does not seem to have worked in this case.
What are you making with this? It looks a lot like elderberry wine. Are they berries from this years crop?
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Re: Thermometer

Post by Big_Eight » Wed Nov 02, 2022 8:22 pm

LeeH wrote:Thermapen is still king.

IR is useless for the most part.
I agree you can't beat the thermapen; I repeat you can not beat the thermapen.
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Re: Thermometer

Post by MashBag » Thu Nov 03, 2022 7:19 am

IPA wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 02, 2022 3:17 pm
I can't see any sign of fermentation plus the strainer you show in the next photo does not seem to have worked in this case.
Fermentation has been and gone. You don't press wine until it has finished fermenting (generally).

These are black grapes, and I thought the strainer was doing fine? Wassup?
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Re: Thermometer

Post by MashBag » Thu Nov 03, 2022 7:22 am

Big_Eight wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 02, 2022 8:22 pm
 I agree you can't beat the thermapen; I repeat you can not beat the thermapen.
So you like it then?
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Re: Thermometer

Post by guypettigrew » Thu Nov 03, 2022 12:24 pm

MashBag wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 03, 2022 7:22 am
Big_Eight wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 02, 2022 8:22 pm
 I agree you can't beat the thermapen; I repeat you can not beat the thermapen.
So you like it then?
Love my thermapen. Easy to use and allows me to check the temperature deeper into the mash, or wherever, than an IR theremometer.

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Re: Thermometer

Post by MashBag » Thu Nov 03, 2022 1:05 pm

I get that. I have to confess I don't check it at all.
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Re: Thermometer

Post by guypettigrew » Thu Nov 03, 2022 1:22 pm

MashBag wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 03, 2022 1:05 pm
 I get that. I have to confess I don't check it at all.
Don't check what?!

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Re: Thermometer

Post by Big_Eight » Thu Nov 03, 2022 2:24 pm

MashBag wrote:
Big_Eight wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 02, 2022 8:22 pm
 I agree you can't beat the thermapen; I repeat you can not beat the thermapen.
So you like it then?
I love it! I love it's precision and nearly instant readings during the mash. I have a Thermapen One.
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Re: Thermometer

Post by LeeH » Thu Nov 03, 2022 3:53 pm

guypettigrew wrote:
MashBag wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 03, 2022 1:05 pm
 I get that. I have to confess I don't check it at all.
Don't check what?!

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Re: Thermometer

Post by MashBag » Fri Nov 04, 2022 8:17 am

Yup. The mash.
I trust the braumeister to do its thing, it has a probe, display and controller.

Other than calibration why would I?
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Re: Thermometer

Post by Big_Eight » Fri Nov 04, 2022 3:48 pm

MashBag wrote:Yup. The mash.
I trust the braumeister to do its thing, it has a probe, display and controller.

Other than calibration why would I?
Yeah, why would you lol? I do because I mash in a cooler. Nice system you have.

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Re: Thermometer

Post by Jocky » Fri Nov 04, 2022 4:47 pm

Big_Eight wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 03, 2022 2:24 pm
MashBag wrote:
Big_Eight wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 02, 2022 8:22 pm
 I agree you can't beat the thermapen; I repeat you can not beat the thermapen.
So you like it then?
I love it! I love it's precision and nearly instant readings during the mash. I have a Thermapen One.
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Re: Thermometer

Post by LeeH » Sat Nov 05, 2022 7:30 am

MashBag wrote:Yup. The mash.
I trust the braumeister to do its thing, it has a probe, display and controller.

Other than calibration why would I?
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Re: Thermometer

Post by MashBag » Sat Nov 05, 2022 5:46 pm

Big_Eight wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 04, 2022 3:48 pm
MashBag wrote:Yup. The mash.
I trust the braumeister to do its thing, it has a probe, display and controller.

Other than calibration why would I?
Yeah, why would you lol? I do because I mash in a cooler. Nice system you have.

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