Is anyone using this on ceramic? I need it for brewing kombucha.
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I believe this would work fine as for it works on glass, plastic, and metal. It keeps my wine must around 74 degrees for a week. Good luck!
890411
I have had problems with the Bee Ceramic fitting on certain mugs as well. The HIC brand Ceramic fits all the mugs I have tried it on and is less expensive. It is much heavier than the Bee and also does have any openings on top to let you view the coffee level, but it is also much more durable as I have had a couple of Bees break or crack after using them for a while.
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I don't know. I've had my kombucha brew exceed the maximum on the strip which is, I think, 78 or so, as I use a seed mat, a thermostat regulator, and, when trying to "rush" my kombucha batch, probably reach temps of 85. The strip hasn't ruptured or broken, but boiling is another temperature range, entirely. I'd email the manufacturer. My brews are "low voltage" and warm, not ever, hot. Good luck.
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Yes, I have used it for brewing and it works really well. It's good especially for the mash tun. You can set a custom set point so it alarms if you want. The graph feature is nice too as it shows how fast the temp is changing. There is a built in timer also if you need. If you have two probes, you can monitor your liquor tun too.
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I bought mine particularly for use with a french press and it works great for me. I think it's consistency is reliant on the user's. ;)
43155
Sorry not familiar with the ceramic unit.I would think the threaded bores are standard??
276297
I use it on a glass stovetop. I believe the best way to use it is to started on high, then cut to medium when the brew starts. Hope this helps.
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Hi there, I have the same problem, and I just ordered one of those. since you posted this in november, did you get lucky with it? by the way, how do you intend to brew your beer? I've just started, but I'm brewing with malt extract, and I don't need to boil 5 gallons at once. I can make the wort with 1.5 gallons and add to pre boiled water.Thank you.
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I have not tried this, but I do own A ceramic top stove. The instructions that were given to me was to make sure the utinsels were perfectly flat on the bottom and the cusinart-c145-30cr chef fits this description. Worked for me for more than 40 years.Bought this for ny sister ,She loves it. Happy trails George
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You should have no problems as long as you brew it as instructed on their website. They have a video on the best way to brew.
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I use it on ceramic mugs, aluminium travel mugs and aluminium water bottles
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I have the he version for my kombucha. The spigot is plastic and it's terrible, I just tried cleaning it out and it still barely drips. I plan to buy a stainless less steel spigot also offered on Amazon. I have always read that stainless steel is actually preferable for kombucha brewing, even compared to glass and especially plastic.
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Yes. I bought a ceramic coffee dripper, but it is not the Hario brand. I use a KitchenAid grinder for grinding organic coffee beans because the grinder is so easy to take apart and clean. I did not not notice any difference in the taste of the coffee between the Hario glass dripper and the ceramic dripper.
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I have not had that problem. I use it on gas stove with Ilsa Gas Ring Reducer, 5-Inch, Cast Iron very useful when using coffee makers with a small bottom. I do not want to damage its beautiful finish. It makes good coffee.
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I personally would not use it for Kombucha. Kombucha is a living organism and needs to breath. Usually, I put a coffee filter over my kombucha or a clean white sack towel. I would say this is for making sauerkraut or for fermenting veggies with a culture.
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It works wonderful on my ceramic top, altho' I'm careful to keep the temperature in a more medium range.
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Guayusa makes great kombucha. Since it has zero tannins it's kind of an anomaly. My suggestion would be to make a separate brew with guayusa and brew it strong before fermenting. If you notice the culture has a hard time fermenting the guayusa, make another batch with black tea and guayusa mixed together and try that out.