Check out my Video response! I am drenched in envy with your video quality, please excuse mine! Im not sure how your Blichmann Calibration test went, so I figured I do one and show you my results. Enjoy!
Dude, do this test again, put them all in the water of melting ice, wich is 0 degree C and then boiling water = 100 degree Celcius ,these are known facts. Do your math on the fahrenheit or kelvin thing, what ever you folks use, then calibrate all of them. As far as i understand the needle thermometer can be calibrated too. Then compare them again.that should be fair, i think.
all in all i like this video but the thumbs up isn't working
@tsa btw, if you need some melting ice or boiling water, i would be happy to send it to you, as i would love to see you doing that test on video! cheers!
I like this test. I agree that all brewers should find an accurate thermometer and test it and recalibrate it often. Digital thermometers are the best! (most are accurate, but you have to test them)
But I want to stress that if you know that a thermometer is a few degrees out of accurate, you just have to compensate for it. ex: if it is +3 deg and you want to mash at 152, you just need to have that therm. read 155 and it will mash at 152. KNOW YOUR EQUIPMENT! and adjust...oh yea RELAX!!!!
@JOMalone3113 Funny, there's a current thread on homebrewtalk where a pile of people said that they junked their digital thermometers and went back to the lab thermometers due to inaccuracy of the digitals. So....somebody is wrong! I have a digital from Bed Bath and Beyond that reads within a degree of my CDN and my needle dial job that came with my Cooper's kit. I have stuck all three in boiling water and got readings of 211 and 212. Much ado about nothing IMHO.
alot of the dial thermometers, you can adjust them. loosen the nut underneath and turn the dial to line the needle with the correct temp. try to see if you can, and then retest it. good vid
Okay, this will be a great experiment. This week I'll go get one of those CDN DTQ450X thermometers and pick up another all-grain kit. I'll video the CDN versus the Blichmann Brewmometer during critical temp times, mashing and mash-out especially. But personally, I'm with you, I would not trust a needle thermometer when the temps are this critical. They can so easily go out of calibration, perhaps with my simply knocking the stem with my mash paddle... ooh, I'll test that too! This is great!
@steeljan Heya! Jamil says that he can taste the difference withing 2 degrees. So a recipe that calls for 150 vs 154 will have a noticeable taste difference. You can just go to Wal Mart or use whatever you have around. I'm returning both of my new thermometers to Wal-Mart :). I just bought them to do the test hehe..
But your brewometer is a brand name one so I expect that to be reliable. It sure is nice having the thermometer in kettle like that! :)
@TakeSomeAdvice You're so-o-o bad, returning those thermometers. But anyhoo, I'd rather pick up one of those CDN's, cause that's your main trusted reference thermometer.
Besides, there are many thermometers that do just fine in water, but not so good for accuracy in a thick soluble solution such as mash. I've read in some forums where guys suspect the brewmometer isn't highly accurate in mashing, and hey, I want to know just like you do.
@TakeSomeAdvice- Your exaggerating a bit (go figure), Jamil says he can taste the difference in of 2 deg. But he has an extremely refined palette that only a few people have. He can taste it cause he knows what he is looking for but the average beer drinker is not going to be able to tell the difference in a 4-5 degree swing much less 2deg.
I would suggest that Jan test her brewmometer against a digital just to see. Its a good habit to get into anyway cause even good ones get out of calib.
After re-reading my response, I guess the natural next question is why did I get the Brewmometer? Easy, it came on my brew kettle. My buddy Dan makes and sells these on ebay for cheap, so this was the most frugal way I could get a 10 gallon brew pot that already had the Kettlevalve ball valve and Kettle screen for mashing. He's now making them with the Winter's thermometer and a bunch of other goodies specifically for BIAB (oh and I see they cost more now, lol). Go Dan!
Good vid. I had all those thermometers except the CDN, plus 2 Acurite's (Walmart), and the standard one from my brewshop. Several of them failed early. The Blichmann Brewmometer came with instructions to calibrate it until it's accurate at all ranges (tiny calibration screw on the back), which I did. But if you look carefully at my 2 all-grain vids, during critical temps, I'm not trusting the Brewmometer, rather using a digital or stock brewing thermometer. Need to do a vid response l8r.
temperatures create esters? overlook yeast strain much?
saltygrave 8 months ago
i think you should use a thermapen which gives Fast and accurate temperature where the accuracy is assured for life
TheMumbaiguy 11 months ago
Check out my Video response! I am drenched in envy with your video quality, please excuse mine! Im not sure how your Blichmann Calibration test went, so I figured I do one and show you my results. Enjoy!
mm3mmt 1 year ago
A useful video!
RaddMcCool 1 year ago
The Blichmann hardware is amazing stuff. Worth every penny.
BeerGeekNation 1 year ago
Dude, do this test again, put them all in the water of melting ice, wich is 0 degree C and then boiling water = 100 degree Celcius ,these are known facts. Do your math on the fahrenheit or kelvin thing, what ever you folks use, then calibrate all of them. As far as i understand the needle thermometer can be calibrated too. Then compare them again.that should be fair, i think.
all in all i like this video but the thumbs up isn't working
andre25121968 1 year ago
@tsa btw, if you need some melting ice or boiling water, i would be happy to send it to you, as i would love to see you doing that test on video! cheers!
andre25121968 1 year ago
@andre25121968 I have to agree here.
Unless you calibrate them all first in 0 Celsius Ice water and then do the test,
This test really means nothing.
It's very inaccurate information the way you presented it.
The dial thermometer would be Much closer than 30 degrees off if you calibrated it first. Nice video though. Just do it correctly the next time. = )
HockeyFan2981 1 year ago 2
I have that EXACT remote therm (that one with the cord) IT SUCKS, its way off soemtimes, and others its not. Get one for 8.99 on ebay like that CDN.
lumpdigity 1 year ago
the blichmann brewmometer you can recalibration
RetroMick 1 year ago
I like this test. I agree that all brewers should find an accurate thermometer and test it and recalibrate it often. Digital thermometers are the best! (most are accurate, but you have to test them)
But I want to stress that if you know that a thermometer is a few degrees out of accurate, you just have to compensate for it. ex: if it is +3 deg and you want to mash at 152, you just need to have that therm. read 155 and it will mash at 152. KNOW YOUR EQUIPMENT! and adjust...oh yea RELAX!!!!
JOMalone3113 1 year ago
@JOMalone3113 Funny, there's a current thread on homebrewtalk where a pile of people said that they junked their digital thermometers and went back to the lab thermometers due to inaccuracy of the digitals. So....somebody is wrong! I have a digital from Bed Bath and Beyond that reads within a degree of my CDN and my needle dial job that came with my Cooper's kit. I have stuck all three in boiling water and got readings of 211 and 212. Much ado about nothing IMHO.
jturie 1 year ago
@jturie couldn't agree with you more. Every thermometer can get out of whack...that is why u can recalibrate them
JOMalone3113 1 year ago
WHAT ABOUT TERMOMETERS WITH MERKURY IN IT??
ARE THEY ACUREATE OR WHAT??
nonamaae 1 year ago
@nonamaae
Actually mercury is not use for food thermometers. If the fluid is red, odds are it is alcohol where mercury is silver.
brewinathome 1 year ago
@brewinathome yes!
i have one with red fluid :)
so are they acurate?
nonamaae 1 year ago
@nonamaae
I have never used on in the mash. My wife uses them for candy making seems to be accurate.
brewinathome 1 year ago
Good Video! I use a Dial Thermometer and have not had any problems hitting my temps. Calibrating is key to making them useful.
brewinathome 1 year ago
alot of the dial thermometers, you can adjust them. loosen the nut underneath and turn the dial to line the needle with the correct temp. try to see if you can, and then retest it. good vid
brewyourown4life 1 year ago
Okay, this will be a great experiment. This week I'll go get one of those CDN DTQ450X thermometers and pick up another all-grain kit. I'll video the CDN versus the Blichmann Brewmometer during critical temp times, mashing and mash-out especially. But personally, I'm with you, I would not trust a needle thermometer when the temps are this critical. They can so easily go out of calibration, perhaps with my simply knocking the stem with my mash paddle... ooh, I'll test that too! This is great!
steeljan 1 year ago
@steeljan Heya! Jamil says that he can taste the difference withing 2 degrees. So a recipe that calls for 150 vs 154 will have a noticeable taste difference. You can just go to Wal Mart or use whatever you have around. I'm returning both of my new thermometers to Wal-Mart :). I just bought them to do the test hehe..
But your brewometer is a brand name one so I expect that to be reliable. It sure is nice having the thermometer in kettle like that! :)
TakeSomeAdvice 1 year ago
@TakeSomeAdvice You're so-o-o bad, returning those thermometers. But anyhoo, I'd rather pick up one of those CDN's, cause that's your main trusted reference thermometer.
Besides, there are many thermometers that do just fine in water, but not so good for accuracy in a thick soluble solution such as mash. I've read in some forums where guys suspect the brewmometer isn't highly accurate in mashing, and hey, I want to know just like you do.
Game on... this is so much fun. Thanks!!!
steeljan 1 year ago
@TakeSomeAdvice- Your exaggerating a bit (go figure), Jamil says he can taste the difference in of 2 deg. But he has an extremely refined palette that only a few people have. He can taste it cause he knows what he is looking for but the average beer drinker is not going to be able to tell the difference in a 4-5 degree swing much less 2deg.
I would suggest that Jan test her brewmometer against a digital just to see. Its a good habit to get into anyway cause even good ones get out of calib.
JOMalone3113 1 year ago
After re-reading my response, I guess the natural next question is why did I get the Brewmometer? Easy, it came on my brew kettle. My buddy Dan makes and sells these on ebay for cheap, so this was the most frugal way I could get a 10 gallon brew pot that already had the Kettlevalve ball valve and Kettle screen for mashing. He's now making them with the Winter's thermometer and a bunch of other goodies specifically for BIAB (oh and I see they cost more now, lol). Go Dan!
steeljan 1 year ago
Good vid. I had all those thermometers except the CDN, plus 2 Acurite's (Walmart), and the standard one from my brewshop. Several of them failed early. The Blichmann Brewmometer came with instructions to calibrate it until it's accurate at all ranges (tiny calibration screw on the back), which I did. But if you look carefully at my 2 all-grain vids, during critical temps, I'm not trusting the Brewmometer, rather using a digital or stock brewing thermometer. Need to do a vid response l8r.
steeljan 1 year ago