Self-adhesive, flexible and waterproof liquid crystal thermometer is great for sticking to fermenters: once affixed, it will display the temperature of the beer or wine inside, with a 44° to 86° F range in 2° calibrations. 1" wide, 8" long. To install, just remove the backing paper and stick.
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Nice thermometer
Bought this thermometer to put on my fermenting bucket to keep track of temperature. Accuracy when checked with my IR thermometer is good - maybe a degree or so off? But then it's hard to say if that's the strip or the IR unit. The price may be a little higher than other places (such as the jungle "Big A" place) but buying here you know you're getting a quality unit. From the "A" place, you might get a good one, you might not!
post scriptum
> I used some layers of wide, see-through scotch tape and hope the crystals will work for a couple of years.< ... That was not a good idea, it helped the stripe to get ruined faster! Sorry for suggesting that! My mistake! A good product otherwise (as long as you do not plan to get it under water for prolonged times!
A necessity
The scale goes from 46 to 82F which may be a bit short for somebody lagering their beer but it is plenty for me. As I put my carboys into water for temperature control I used some layers of wide, see-through scotch tape and hope the crystals will work for a couple of years. I am not planning on taking them off again.I am happy for the permanent measurements I can get now without putting a probe INTO my fermenting meads, wines or beers, avoiding another chance for contamination. - I wonder why I didn't start using one years ago!
stick on thermometer a bust
I recently bought two of these. I attached the first one horizontally and it didn't work. While trying to reposition it a bunch of the backing came off and that was the end of that one. I positioned the second one vertically and it never worked. The day after the trash got collected I realized that I probably should have held on to them to return them. This is the first thing I've ever bought from William's that I've not been very happy with.
Be careful where you stick it.....
Pros: works well and is easy to read to monitor pitching and fermenting temps.
Cons: You only get one shot to stick it to your carboy.....if you try to peel it up & replace it, you leave most of it behind on the side of your fermenter. I ruined one this way before I figured it out.