medlington
Active Member
Hi,
I bought a thermometer this weekend from my LHBS.
When I put it into my brew to see the temp it read 1 degree! I've got a heat belt around the fermenter and its in my flat which is quite cool but definitely not 1 degree.
When I take the thermometer out of my FV it reads the air temp as about -15?
The only way this makes sense to me is if the thermometer is set to read 0 at ideall brewing temp but as different brews need different temps this seems unlikly, the only other explanation is I've bought a dodgy thermometer.
Any thoughts?
I bought a thermometer this weekend from my LHBS.
When I put it into my brew to see the temp it read 1 degree! I've got a heat belt around the fermenter and its in my flat which is quite cool but definitely not 1 degree.
When I take the thermometer out of my FV it reads the air temp as about -15?
The only way this makes sense to me is if the thermometer is set to read 0 at ideall brewing temp but as different brews need different temps this seems unlikly, the only other explanation is I've bought a dodgy thermometer.
Any thoughts?