- Joined
- Dec 9, 2021
- Messages
- 82
- Reaction score
- 34
has anyone tried using an inline digital water meter to read volume into your kettle? My kettles has no water level markings
Let me know what you think once you do a trial run. ThanksI just got one of these Kegland Fill-o-meter units to do a review. Haven't got all the fittings to hook it up yet, but working on it.
(I know, not really helpful...)
Stick a ruler or a marked/notched dowel in your kettle while filling.
Height in inches > Volume in gallons.
I tried the Digiten one from Amazon and it was far too imprecise to be useful. One test fill of a 1 gallon pitcher it would only add 3 quarts, the next it would overflow.
My stick is 3/4"x3/4"x3'. It is scrap maple that was in my shop, and it was free! I filled my pot in 1/2 gallon increment and marked my stick accordingly all the way from bottom to top. It is not too precise, and I am sure that sometimes I end up with 6.515 gallons of wort pre-boil, and sometimes I end up with 6.495 gallons. Same for post boil. But honestly the day THAT starts making a real world difference in my beers, I will stop brewing anyway. My stick (and my old fashioned 2 quart pitcher!) don't require any extensive cleaning regimes. They don't need batteries or electrical connections. They work during power outages! Neither unit has broken down during a brew session. Gadgets are great, especially if you are a hardcore gadget lover - so please proceed accordingly, I would never dream of infringing! But I will stay with my humble low tech stick, and will spend my gadget money on more beer seeds and flavor nuggets - I like the liquid by-product better than gizmo's anyway.
And as i said originally: Sticks have beer magic in them (Mankind had known this for millennia) Gadgets have evil gremlins in them, and they will let you down at the most critical juncture (Mankind has known this since the birth of the industrial revolution) Gadgets do look cooler and make for more interesting conversation though!!!! So there is that.
My stick is 3/4"x3/4"x3'. It is scrap maple that was in my shop, and it was free! I filled my pot in 1/2 gallon increment and marked my stick accordingly all the way from bottom to top. It is not too precise, and I am sure that sometimes I end up with 6.515 gallons of wort pre-boil, and sometimes I end up with 6.495 gallons. Same for post boil. But honestly the day THAT starts making a real world difference in my beers, I will stop brewing anyway. My stick (and my old fashioned 2 quart pitcher!) don't require any extensive cleaning regimes. They don't need batteries or electrical connections. They work during power outages! Neither unit has broken down during a brew session. Gadgets are great, especially if you are a hardcore gadget lover - so please proceed accordingly, I would never dream of infringing! But I will stay with my humble low tech stick, and will spend my gadget money on more beer seeds and flavor nuggets - I like the liquid by-product better than gizmo's anyway.
And as i said originally: Sticks have beer magic in them (Mankind had known this for millennia) Gadgets have evil gremlins in them, and they will let you down at the most critical juncture (Mankind has known this since the birth of the industrial revolution) Gadgets do look cooler and make for more interesting conversation though!!!! So there is that.
Guaranteed THAT stick has beer magic in it!!!I did the same thing, added a half gallon at a time and made a mark.
But my stick is "dual purpose", I made the marks on my mash paddle, then made them a bit more permanent, and burned them in with a soldering iron.
Then used the soldering iron and made marks like on dice to indicate the volume.
Guaranteed THAT stick has beer magic in it!!!
Enter your email address to join: