Keeping Tabs on Temps

[Wade E]

Lowering the belt will give n even temp and keeping it way up high will heat the wine at the top more and give you higher temps at top and cooler temps at the bottom.

 

[Jwhelan939]

I started using a fluke 52 digital thermo. So far its been great!!! It has 2 probes so I can take the room temp and the carboy temp. It even has a mode that gives me the differential. Everything is recorded!!!

 

[Rocky_Top]

I have been useing a fish aquarium heater. (probe style)I have a bucket two inches bigger around than the fermentation bucket and carboys. The bucket has a racktwo inches from thebottom with the probe heater centered under it. The carboy sits on the rack over the heaterwith thewater from the bucket surounding it. The heater thermostat is a small wire thatcan pushed threw the bung rubber of the carboy. The temp can be viewed and adjusted froma digital display. A belt would be easier but were is the fun in easy.