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I cool to a couple degrees below target and pitch, then set the Ranco where I want to ferment. The fermometer temp is usually no more than a degree off where I'm set on the controller. I'm usually at the low end of most fermentation ranges and it works reliably.
I use tap water for my starters
Quote from: wort-h.o.g. on January 01, 2015, 03:18:36 pmI use tap water for my starters+1 - I use tap water run through a brita pitcher. Takes a while when I am making large starters.
For your fermentation probe you could make a old white labs vial into a mini control for your probe temp drill hole in the lid for the probe to fit in then fill the vial with water and the probe will read what the temp of fluid is rather then the chamber and the glass of the carboy. I am in the process of building my chamber and this is what I was thinking of doing so I have no personal experience with this but have read this a couple places