How to read temperature strip

[ZmannR2]

So looking at this strip here, what tempurature would it be? I always have two or 3 different colored sections. Sometimes even a green one

 

[juskojj]

Reading the temperature is straight forward. If one crystal is highlighted in green, it is that temperature. If two adjoining crystals are highlighted in blue and tan, it is the temperature in between. - See more at: http://www.homebrewstuff.com/fermometer-adhesive-strip-thermometer.html#sthash.YzEyZtHd.dpuf

also discussed here

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=226110

 

[m00ps]

64 degrees

 

[FloppyKnockers]

So looking at this strip here, what tempurature would it be? I always have two or 3 different colored sections. Sometimes even a green one

It would definitely be sideways.






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[ncbrewer]

64 degrees

I read it as 66 degrees. 64 is blue - 68 is brown - actual is in between. Since you read 64, I wonder if different manufacturers code them differently.

OP - 4 degrees jump from one to the next isn't very accurate, but probably ok. Others I've seen are 2 degree increments. If you want good accuracy, it might be worth finding one of those.

 

[m00ps]

It would definitely be sideways.

The trick is to turn your screen on its side. Either that, or lie down sideways on your desk

 

[m00ps]

yeah in all seriousness, there usually is a greenish color that I would go by. But the difference doesnt matter too much. If you are taking temperature readings with the strip, there's a decent amount of error anyway since its on the outside of the fermentor

 

[Jim311]

1661 degrees?! Good god man, are you smelting iron?!

 

[Newsman]

1661 degrees?! Good god man, are you smelting iron?!

Naah. It's one of those newfangled strips that reads in both metric and Imperial.

 

[McGarnigle]

It's a timeline of brewing and your recipe is from the American Civil War.

 

[Jim311]

Naah. It's one of those newfangled strips that reads in both metric and Imperial.

I like my units like I like my IPAs...



IMPERIAL!

 

[normonster]

Between 61 and 68? Perfect!

 

[foam_top]

I want a thermometer strip that only reads °F. It bothers my OCD that the °F is not in consistent increments.

 

[juskojj]

i would think only way to get true temperature reading is to sanitize a thermocouple and leave it in the beer during fermenting and hook the end up and read it digitally, if you want to be that precise...