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ajt012
Joined: 21 Dec 2010 Posts: 54 Location: Miami
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Link Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 4:11 pm Post subject: temp probe location |
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Kal,
In the HLT, why did you put the temp probe in the 'T' connector outside the kettle and not in the kettle itself like you did the BK probe?
The only thing i can think of is you constantly have the water recirculating. But, what if you just wanted to heat the water up w/o the recirculating?
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crush
Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 706 Location: Telemark, Norway
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Link Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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I hope I'm allowed to chime in...though I'm sure Kal will give you an "official" reply!
Circulating the water ensures that it's pretty much the same temperature throughout. Without this, you'd get a temperature gradient, which would require multiple sensors to get an accurate reading. I don't have figures for the general case, but I've seen a difference of 6 degrees in my kettle.
If you have the blichmann's, you can always fall back on the built-in brewmometer, and defer circulating until you're close to the target temperature.
I'm also quite thankful it's like that, since it's one less frightening hole to drill!
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ajt012
Joined: 21 Dec 2010 Posts: 54 Location: Miami
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Link Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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Makes sense. And I completely agree with that fear of drilling holes in a blichmann. Did my first one last night and my heart was pounding!
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brewmcq
Joined: 31 Dec 2010 Posts: 123 Location: Northern Maine
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Link Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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I was a wreck when I was drilling my cheap-o aluminum stock pot... might be worth the $35 to have Blichmann do it for you..
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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11116 Location: Ottawa, Canada
Drinking: Pub Ale, Electric Creamsicle, Mild, Pliny the Younger, Belgian Dark Strong, Weizen, Russian Imperial Stout, Black Butte Porter
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