I've done 3 BIAB 5 gallon batches now indoors on the stove
I can get to 164 and mash in for 60 min at 154 quite easily
But my problem is with the mash out at 170
I normally use my thermapen (5 inch probe)
But since my pot is tall and thin-nish I wonder if I need to get a longer probe to get a more accurate temperature or just rely on stirring the grain and trusting the short probe thermapen ?
Will stirring the grain actually change the temp much if at all ?
For a longer probe thermometer I was looking at something like this
http://www.thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt610b_12+24.html
I ask because the temp just didn't seem to move very much at all for the longest time i.e 20 min later and leaving my current cheapo Walmart long stem thermometer clipped to the side I didn't see the needle move much. That thermometer isn't that ideal anyway since each notch was 10 degrees
Also would a thermowell temperature gauge typically under represent the mash out temp since the location of the probe is sitting in liquid versus within the grain ?
I could drill a hole and add one but if those aren't as accurate I won't really bother
I can get to 164 and mash in for 60 min at 154 quite easily
But my problem is with the mash out at 170
I normally use my thermapen (5 inch probe)
But since my pot is tall and thin-nish I wonder if I need to get a longer probe to get a more accurate temperature or just rely on stirring the grain and trusting the short probe thermapen ?
Will stirring the grain actually change the temp much if at all ?
For a longer probe thermometer I was looking at something like this
http://www.thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt610b_12+24.html
I ask because the temp just didn't seem to move very much at all for the longest time i.e 20 min later and leaving my current cheapo Walmart long stem thermometer clipped to the side I didn't see the needle move much. That thermometer isn't that ideal anyway since each notch was 10 degrees
Also would a thermowell temperature gauge typically under represent the mash out temp since the location of the probe is sitting in liquid versus within the grain ?
I could drill a hole and add one but if those aren't as accurate I won't really bother