$16.00 Kegerator Upgrade

msjulian · Post by **msjulian** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:10 pm

Bought this off of Amazon for $16.95 shipped. Much better then the old dial thermostat.

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Going to build a glycol bath for the temp prob out of a White labs yeast vial and it will be all set...

Blancaster · Post by **Blancaster** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:29 pm

Can u explain the glycol bath made out of a yeast vial?

msjulian · Post by **msjulian** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:43 pm

I will post a pic when I get it done. Basically drill a small hole in the cap. Insert the probe in to the vile through the hole in the cap. JB weld or epoxy the hole closed to keep it from leaking. Fill the vile with glycol or glycerin so the probe is submerged. The liquid in the vile will be much more temperature stable and should be the same temp as the beer in the kegs. This way the thermostat is not reading the air temp and won't cycle as often.

msjulian · Post by **msjulian** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:26 pm

Temp probe in glycol.

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SkyBrew · Post by **SkyBrew** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:56 pm

I might want one, i can never remember if 1 on the dial is cold or 6.. Can you link to it? I searched for it but couldnt find it

Blancaster · Post by **Blancaster** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 10:16 pm

I have a digital controller as well, got it from Dutch. The probe looks like this. I can't tell by your pics, is it the same? Or can u tell me if it can be used in a glycol setup like yours?

Also where can I get glycol?

msjulian · Post by **msjulian** » Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:37 am

I just used antifreeze.

All the wiring ran and the temp probe in place.

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Blancaster · Post by **Blancaster** » Fri Jul 04, 2014 12:48 pm

Do you think it will work with the temp controller probe that I have? (See pic)

msjulian · Post by **msjulian** » Fri Jul 04, 2014 3:58 pm

Yep...

msjulian · Post by **msjulian** » Fri Jul 04, 2014 4:00 pm

If you disconnect the probe from your controller and bring it over I can hook you up.

Chris Norrick · Post by **Chris Norrick** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 2:13 pm

I used to have mine in a beer bottle full of starsan.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:43 am

Why not use silicone caulk for the thermal time constant?

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