Carboy Stopper Thermowell

Stopper Thermowell

15 Review(s) Send your review

Your Price: $20.99

Retail Price:$22.04

Your Savings:$1.05(5%)

Questions? Ask here.

Item Number: 73-rlstss

Availability: In stock

Quantity

21 points will be rewarded to you when you buy this item.

Description
PRODUCT REVIEWS
Questions and Answers

This carboy thermowell is used in conjunction with the Digital Thermostat to more accurately regulate internal temperature during fermentation. It is exceptionally useful during the start of fermentation when the lag between ambient temperature in the refrigerator and actual temperature in the carboy can vary greatly. Now you can keep your beer or wine within one degree of the set point on your digital controller. Designed to fit either the 5, 6 or 6.5 gallon carboys, or any other similarly sized opening hole, the unit comes with an 15" stainless steel thermowell with a 1/4"ID and a #6 stopper. It can be used in any container with a stopper opening where you need to accurately monitor and control liquid temperature. You can use this with your refrigerator for exact cooling temps, or use it with one of our heating products to control how warm your fermenter gets.

Note: Not compatible with the analog temperature controller or Better Bottles.

Stopper

Works great. It is a little small. Goes in to being even with the top of the carboy but still seals.

Reviewed by: Jerry Teufel from USA on 4/4/2019

Great Idea, Poor Implementation

As other reviewers have said the bung is made out of a silicone material and is super slippery when wet and is slightly undersized for the carboy I got as part of my kit. I tried all of the methods outlined in the reviews and in the questions section and could not get it to sit to my liking. Despite all this, the actual thermowell is well made and the entire kit is less than most places sell just the thermowell for. I decided to take the thermowell out of the bung and am going use a grommet in the plastic fermenter lid instead.

Reviewed by: Thomas Brindley from US on 3/12/2019

Very useful, but a little finicky

Several reviews say the diameter is too small. I found it fits perfectly when you insert an airlock, as long as you make sure the stopper and the neck of the carboy are dry. If either is wet, the stopper will slide out. Well worth the trouble to get accurate temperature during fermentation.

Reviewed by: Steven from United States on 2/8/2019

Perfect

Other than stopper wanted to keep sliding out, a little duct tape handled that. It worked great.

Reviewed by: Robert from on 1/20/2018

Useless as is

The stopper is way too small. This is essentially useless as is with any standard 3/5/6 gallon glass carboy.

Reviewed by: William Selent from on 1/2/2018

Works as expected

I am giving 5 stars because after three batches maintaining perfect temperature using the thermowell and temperature probe was exactly what I expected. As far as the stopper that comes with the thermowell, I just removed it and drilled an additional hole in a larger stopper and inserted the well. Too easy!

Reviewed by: Jeffrey Angell from on 1/11/2017

Slightly small but works

The stopper is smaller than I'd like but I'm not worried about it going through the hole in the Big Mouth Bubbler lid. Other than that, great item so far.

Reviewed by: Kristopher Singer from on 1/7/2017

Works Great!

I used this for a thermoelectric cooler I built. It is large enough to fit the standard temperature probe on the STC-1000 controller.

Reviewed by: Chad from on 6/13/2016

Great product

I installed an stc1000 probe and retrofitted it to my fermentation bucket. Is also easy to bend if needed.

Reviewed by: Justin vasher from on 2/22/2016

Excellent Product, Great Price

These guys have the best prices and the best service. They exceed my expectations every time!

Reviewed by: Rich from on 7/15/2015

Stopper Thermowell

Works Great! Inserted the probe into the thermowell once the wort temperature was close to my fermenting chamber temperature and allowed the compressor to be controlled by the wort temperature.

Reviewed by: Jereme from on 6/18/2015

Buyer beware

The stopper is too small. When wet it slips right through the carboy hole. After this happened to me I had to leave it in the beer during fermentation. The silicone-like stopper released some solvent or something into the beer and it smells bad. Had to dump the batch.

Reviewed by: Dave from on 6/9/2015

stopper is very slippery

the stopper is not made from the same silicone as other stoppers. It's very smooth and difficult with a glass carboy. It almost slipped into the carboy and conversely slipped out far enough to not keep a seal during fermentation.

Reviewed by: Michael from on 5/23/2015

It broke

The rubber stopper part split down the side (closest to where you insert the airlock) on the second use/beer I made. Not happy with that. Otherwise, it works like it says it should.

Reviewed by: Tyler from on 1/25/2014

Much Better Control

The combination of the carboy heater wrap, thermostat control and thermowell stopper allows me to ferment at a constant temperature. I have much better control over the fermentation process and I think that makes a better beer. I''m quite happy. Cheers!

Reviewed by: Jon G. from USA on 5/8/2013

Q: What is the length of the thermowell's extension below the stopper, i.e. when the end of the ruler is placed flush with the bottom of the stopper?

Asked by: Roger Placer - 12/25/2020

A: the length of the stainless tube end to end is 15" so the overall length of the full stopper and tube is 15" in total

Was this answer helpful? 0 of 0 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Aaron (12/26/2020)

Q: Will this fit an Anvil 7.5 gallon bucket fermenter?

Asked by: Dan - 11/16/2020

A: No. Unfortunately the thermowell stopper does not work with the Anvil bucket fermenter.

Was this answer helpful? 2 of 3 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Jeff (11/16/2020)

Q: does the stopper still have a blow off tube hole? I'd like to tie in an Inkstop and blow off tube in the same bung on a 5 gallon glass carboy.

Asked by: rock morey - 2/1/2019

A: The stopper will have a 2nd opening into the carboy for off-gassing in addition to the thermowell opening

Was this answer helpful? 1 of 1 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Aaron (2/1/2019)

Q: Hello AIHB, I am looking for Stopper thermowell that is only 10 inches long. a Thermowell to be used in a 1 gallon jug. Do you carry any SHORTER thermowells? thanks

Asked by: steve - 10/9/2018

A: At this time the longer stopper thermowell would be the only one we source. We will keep an eye out for a vendor with shorter designs to possibly add in the future!

Was this answer helpful? 0 of 0 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Aaron (10/9/2018)

Q: Will this fit Speidel fermenters?

Asked by: Steve - 5/28/2018

A: The speidel fermenter lids are bit wide, but can be drilled out to accomodate the #7 drilled stopper that will ship with the thermowell

Was this answer helpful? 0 of 0 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Aaron (5/29/2018)

Q: Will the probe from the Inkbird Dual Stage Digital Temperature Controller Item 198-1000 fit inside the Thermowell?

Asked by: Geoff - 4/10/2018

A: yes it will Geoff
Thanks
Zachary

Was this answer helpful? 0 of 0 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Zach Beer Hero (4/10/2018)

Q: Will this fit in a 5000 ml erlenmeyer flask?

Asked by: Kyle Hillje - 9/25/2017

A: This is too small to fit into a standard 5000ml Erlenmeyer flasks.

Was this answer helpful? 0 of 0 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Tim (9/26/2017)

Q: Is a replacement stopper available, i.e. a double whole one? Thanks, Jay

Asked by: Jay Breidenbach - 11/10/2016

A: The stopper is only sold with the thermowell, we do not sell the stopper separately at this time.

Was this answer helpful? 0 of 0 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Tim (11/10/2016)

Q: Is there a way to use this with a standard 7.9 gallon plastic fermenting bucket?

Asked by: Brian - 8/27/2016

A: Yes, You would just need to make the proper modification to the lid of the bucket to accommodate either the thermowell tube it self or the bung the thermowell is attached to.

Was this answer helpful? 0 of 0 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Aaron (8/29/2016)

Q: Is the thermowell flared out at the top? I'd like to use this as a thermowell in my corny keg and was wondering if it would seat on top of the standard dip tube port.

Asked by: Sean Malloy - 8/17/2016

A: The Thermowell is flared out on top, though it is too small for the keg port. The tube is also crimped on the bottom end and cannot fit through the port either. I do have a secondary fermenting lid available that will fit the Thermowell. Here is the link to the product.
http://www.homebrewing.org/Cornelius-Keg-Lid-for-Secondary-Fermenter_p_999.html

Was this answer helpful? 0 of 1 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Dan (10/11/2016)

Q: Can the thermowell be removed from the dual port stopper or do you sell a single port stopper with a thermowell?

Asked by: Joe - 5/15/2016

A: Yes the thermowell can be removed, and we do not sell a single port stopper with a thermowell.

Was this answer helpful? 0 of 0 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Jeff (5/20/2016)

Q: will this fit the Johnson controls a419 controller probe?

Asked by: chris - 4/25/2016

A: Yes it does!

Was this answer helpful? 2 of 2 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Desiree (5/6/2016)

Q: All my carboys us a #10 stopper. What is the # of this stopper?

Asked by: Hunter - 3/15/2016

A: It is very similar in size to the 6.5 stopper.

Was this answer helpful? 0 of 0 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Desiree (3/16/2016)

Q: Two questions. First, what is the inside diameter of the thermowell? Second, do you have one like this that will fit a Better Bottle?

Asked by: crjohn - 8/17/2014

A: The ID of the thermowell is 1/4" and we do not have a better bottle option at this time.

Was this answer helpful? 2 of 2 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Robert (8/18/2014)

Q: I just received my thermowell and am worried because it continues to pop out and will not seat. the stc-1000 probe fits perfectly but the bung is loose. is this a problem? any solutions?

Asked by: Stan Kendall - 7/29/2014

A: As long as the stopper is seated on top of your carboy then everything is good. A tip on getting it to stay in the bung hole would be to get the glass and the bung as dry as you can before inserting the bung, sometimes if the bung and the carboy are very wet it will have the tendency to pop out.

Was this answer helpful? 3 of 3 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Paul Burton (7/29/2014)

Q: Has anybody used this with a DIY STC-1000 controller? Does the probe for the STC fit this well?

Asked by: Anthony Perez - 3/18/2014

A: Yes it should work as long as the STC probe is 1/4" ID or close to that.

Was this answer helpful? 5 of 6 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Paul Burton (3/19/2014)

Q: Will this fit your 6 gallon glass carboy?

Asked by: John Torreblanca - 2/15/2014

A: Yes it will.

Was this answer helpful? 1 of 1 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Carson (2/20/2014)

Q: Does the stopper have 2 holes one for the rod and another for the air lock?

Asked by: Dale Davis - 1/19/2014

A: Yes, the additional hole in the bung is for the airlock. Our three piece air lock Item # 24-4600 fits well in this item and is recommended.

Was this answer helpful? 4 of 4 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Carson Colbry (1/20/2014)

Q: Does the termowell tube come in lengths longer than 15"?

Asked by: Eric - 9/20/2013

A: It does not. I am not sure there would be an advantage to a longer probe for use in a carboy.

Was this answer helpful? 3 of 3 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Old Ale Jay (9/20/2013)

Q: I'm reading reviews where this item doesn't fit the 6.5 gal carboys too well. Also, I saw a review that said it doen't work with the Johnson Digital (blue) controller. Any thoughts on that? Couldn't I just sanitize the the probe and wire on my controller and let the tip dangle in my brew?

Asked by: Brian - 9/20/2013

A: If you put the airlock in the stopper first then place it in the carboy it fits no problem. We have found that #7 stoppers with the thermowell and airlock bulge out too much to fit in a carboy. The old models of Johnson controllers did not fit. Recently they have changed the probe and it will fit this thermowell.

Was this answer helpful? 8 of 8 Guest(s) found this Answer helpful.

Answer provided by: Robert (9/25/2013)

Questions? Ask here.

Carboy Heater

$31.49

In stock

(25)

Buy

Ranco ETC 111000 Refrigerator / Freezer Thermostat (Digital Temperature Controller)

$90.00

In stock Free Shipping

Buy

Go to Top of Page

Stopper Thermowell

Q: What is the length of the thermowell's extension *below* the stopper, i.e. when the end of the ruler is placed flush with the bottom of the stopper?

Q: Will this fit an Anvil 7.5 gallon bucket fermenter?

Q: does the stopper still have a blow off tube hole? I'd like to tie in an Inkstop and blow off tube in the same bung on a 5 gallon glass carboy.

Q: Hello AIHB, I am looking for Stopper thermowell that is only 10 inches long. a Thermowell to be used in a 1 gallon jug. Do you carry any SHORTER thermowells? thanks

Q: Will this fit Speidel fermenters?

Q: Will the probe from the Inkbird Dual Stage Digital Temperature Controller Item 198-1000 fit inside the Thermowell?

Q: Will this fit in a 5000 ml erlenmeyer flask?

Q: Is a replacement stopper available, i.e. a double whole one? Thanks, Jay

Q: Is there a way to use this with a standard 7.9 gallon plastic fermenting bucket?

Q: Is the thermowell flared out at the top? I'd like to use this as a thermowell in my corny keg and was wondering if it would seat on top of the standard dip tube port.

Q: Can the thermowell be removed from the dual port stopper or do you sell a single port stopper with a thermowell?

Q: will this fit the Johnson controls a419 controller probe?

Q: All my carboys us a #10 stopper. What is the # of this stopper?

Q: Two questions. First, what is the inside diameter of the thermowell? Second, do you have one like this that will fit a Better Bottle?

Q: I just received my thermowell and am worried because it continues to pop out and will not seat. the stc-1000 probe fits perfectly but the bung is loose. is this a problem? any solutions?

Q: Has anybody used this with a DIY STC-1000 controller? Does the probe for the STC fit this well?

Q: Will this fit your 6 gallon glass carboy?

Q: Does the stopper have 2 holes one for the rod and another for the air lock?

Q: Does the termowell tube come in lengths longer than 15"?

Q: I'm reading reviews where this item doesn't fit the 6.5 gal carboys too well. Also, I saw a review that said it doen't work with the Johnson Digital (blue) controller. Any thoughts on that? Couldn't I just sanitize the the probe and wire on my controller and let the tip dangle in my brew?

Guests Also Bought...

Q: What is the length of the thermowell's extension below the stopper, i.e. when the end of the ruler is placed flush with the bottom of the stopper?