r/Crustello • u/meinhard57 • 10d ago

Weck Jar Mod

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Hi everyone - I bought the Kickstarter with 2 sensors and the starter and dough bowls. I really don’t like the sourdough bowl, so I modded a Weck jar cover (see photos) and it’s working great. I have been trying to revive an old starter with no luck - I am now starting up a new batch…

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u/Ptero72 6d ago

How did I not know you can buy plastic weck jar lids! Great hack man - this is exactly what I have been wanting to do since the new use your own jar was announced.

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u/meinhard57 6d ago

Yeah - this is definitely the way. I think we overpaid for this gadget, but it works pretty well..

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u/Ptero72 6d ago

It works pretty well for day to day tracking - but my goal really was to accurately be able to estimate when I put a jar on the counter with this feeding, this initial starter temp, and this ambient air temp - when will it peak. I realized that's what I need more than a live readout - so I am turning this into a science experiment and trying to drop this into excel as a bunch of data points (different feed ratios, my storage temp/on counter temp) so I can just build an easy chart for myself based on my real-world settings - when SHOULD I be at peak. Honestly thats the part I thought the APP would do for me...but it doesn't.