Review on Tilt Wireless Hydrometer And Thermometer (Orange) by Walter Harmon

Advantages: Determine the start and end of fermentation easily and without taking samples. Almost continuous information. The Google Sheet hosted site is already set up and easy to use. Cons: Requires a dedicated smart device in always-on mode for continuous reading. Very short Bluetooth range. The smart device must be almost inside the fermenter to take readings. ).Accurate readings require multi-point calibration. Gravity values are discarded by the launch pad, Krausen, digester walls, CO2, etc. The included manual doesn't mention anything about the required multi-point calibration or the "Kurle Effect" that causes the gravity readings. rise (yes, rise) as fermentation begins. ter read to know that fermentation has subsided. With this device I noticed that the end of the fermentation seemed to take longer than I could read on the hydrometer and this caused me to prolong the fermentation by several days than before. Improvements The device can use Wi-Fi instead of Bluetooth and optionally connect to the PC application. Then there would be no need to waste a smart device (and that's a screen!). In the attached material, mention the sensitivity to PBW (mine sat in PBW for 2 days before I read on the website that it could be harmful.), the Krausen effect and the multi-point calibration required. Or just add a link to your website and remove the "quick start" implying that the device is ready to use. controller), so charging $130 for a device is absurd.