I received my fermometer today, i placed it on my 5 gallon plastic brewing bucket, i have yet to see a readout, what am i doing wrong?
524065
I would take a warm wet cloth and put it over the strip if it dose not read then you may have a bad strip mine is always in the 70 degrees range depending on how active your fermentation is. Hope this helps good luck
524066
Well i have bought several never had a problem, but i would try using a hot wash rag over the strip and make sure it's not too hot to were you can not read it.
524067
I would take a warm wet cloth and put it over the strip if it dose not read then you may have a bad strip mine is always in the 70 degrees range depending on how active your fermentation is.Hope this helps good luck
590212
I use mine for brewing. It is not instant - a good reading takes 5 - 10 seconds. I had a different digital thermometer get gummed up by the steam from the wort. This one seems to be unaffected by it. This is a good thermometer if you don't need instant temps.
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If it is by True Brew, then you Have a good Brewing System. I have stayed away from my First System with the Carboy, That was a Gold! The cleaning was tedious. Buckets are far more easier to Clean! and Sanitize. I recently got a Kit from Ohio Brewers, cheap! and it showed a Pic from True Brewers, They substituted there brand instead of what I had thought I was getting! Dissapointed, but not upset, I can work around it. True brew, although Higher Priced Is the way to Go!You will also want to do some homework into Food Grade Buckets, and LidsPersonally, I won't Buy From HomeBrewOhio.com again!!!! If it is by True Brew, then you Have a good Brewing System. I have stayed away from my First System with the Carboy, That was a Gold! The cleaning was tedious. Buckets are far more easier to Clean! and Sanitize. I recently got a Kit from Ohio Brewers, cheap! and it showed a Pic from True Brewers, They substituted there brand instead of what I had thought I was getting! Dissapointed, but not upset, I can work around it. True brew, although Higher Priced Is the way to Go!You will also want to do some homework into Food Grade Buckets, and LidsPersonally, I won't Buy From... » Read More If it is by True Brew, then you Have a good Brewing System. I have stayed away from my First System with the Carboy, That was a Gold! The cleaning was tedious. Buckets are far more easier to Clean! and Sanitize. I recently got a Kit from Ohio Brewers, cheap! and it showed a Pic from True Brewers, They substituted there brand instead of what I had thought I was getting! Dissapointed, but not upset, I can work around it. True brew, although Higher Priced Is the way to Go!You will also want to do some homework into Food Grade Buckets, and LidsPersonally, I won't Buy From HomeBrewOhio.com again!!!! « Show Less
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The first one that I got did the same thing, would not brew and I had it replaced. It seems the water is not dropping to the bottom of the resorvoir. When trying to brew a single cup, I would get error messages because of this. Lousy production control is what I think. My replacement is working fine tho.
6531
Ours just went out as well after inserting a new keg... had it since Dec of 2008 without any issues. I'm hoping someone has an answer for this problem as we can't figure out what went wrong!
1103336
Sir, if you are brewing your own beer my suggestion is this. Do what I did, when you get your kit, promptly go to your nearest Kmart, walmart etc, and get a tub of Oxy Clean. Be sure to get the stuff without Chlorine or bleach**! As this would be dangerous. I sanitize all my equipment with this. Happy brewing! Regards, Mattasaurus
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Fill the plastic water measure to the hard cooked line "6or7" pour in the bottom of the cooker and turn it on and about 6 or 7 minutes the very loud buzzer will let you know when they are done. The water measure can be hard to read and be sure you use the hard cooked, not the soft or medium soft lines. It really has worked well for me every time.
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Still under warranty? Send it back. If out of warranty, a repair shop is your answer unless you are technically and mechanically proficient. If the unit is dead, no clock or no brewing at all, check the power source, wall outlet with a volt meter. If power is getting to the unit then it is probably a "fuse/thermister protector". located inside the unit base. It can be checked with a multimeter. If the clock is working but no brewing, then I would suspect a bad brew switch. A replacement switch and repairman's fees for that would cost more than a new unit.
334455
Mine heated my 5 gallon tank in a few hours. Something is probably wrong with it if it's been on for 48 hours. Try returning it.
842263
I've had two of these over the years, and neither one had the pressure gauge. Just wait for the light to go out, and it's ready to brew.
581908
First did you calibrated the gauge? It will take a few days for it to settle. Do not put any cigars in it until You are done seasoning it. I would also recommend a digital gauge. It's very dry in my house right know due to the heater running so I add extra humicare packs to mine, but this summer I won't need them.
1865578
I'm guessing something is broken, as the thermometer should give an accurate reading of the ambient air temperature whenever you don't have it in the compost pile. I doubt that you live in a place where it's always 60 degrees. Did you ever drop or bump the thermometer?
231018
Make sure you get the carafe directly under the basket all the way in. It's a little stiff at first. If it's not all the way in the shut-off valve may not allow the drip/brewing. Otherwise I can't imagine what's wrong.
1766870
The temp selector only seems to work well if the pot is filled to the 1 liter mark. If its only half full I can hear it boiling. I have never put a temp probe in to see exactly what the temp is though. Ed: So you made me curious, I heated water at the low, middle and high settings. I then poured the water in a cup and over my digital instaread thermometer. The temps were on Low-155F, middle-191F, High-206F. Considering I could see the water boiling on high I assume the water is losing about 6 deg as it pours out but the temp in the cup is what your tea bag or coffee would experience.
74570
No, I just went out to my garage and looked, it does not have any markings. I just measure with my fermenting bucket usually.
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Some of these units come with a clip to allow you to attach it to the side of a pot. So long as the probe is not touching the bottom or side of the pot you should get a reliable reading. Just be sure you have stirred the pot so the temp of the liquid is uniform.
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Have you tried looking at the indicator from a lower position (looking up at it)? We thought the same about ours, and later realized that while looking at it from above (its) counter height that it always looked full. Upon stooping down we noticed that the bars were actually decreasing with the keg contents, just the lights show through and always appear full when looking down at it. Now we always know when we have to get ready to crack another. :-)