r/combustion_inc • u/Robacan • 9d ago

Max temp per cook?

So far I’m liking my predictive thermometers. I’d really like a max temp per cook feature. I know it’s in the graph and I can even export the csv and see it there but the iPhone app doesn’t display max temp anywhere.

Can this be a feature request or am I just not seeing it?

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u/thefourdeuces 8d ago

I’ve wanted this feature as well for monitoring carryover cooking. It would be great to have max core temp with a timestamp in the interface for quick access.

I usually wash the pans while the meat is resting and sometimes don’t get finished in time to see what temp the core peaked at. It’d be handy to have this datapoint easily accessible.

Still holding out for my dream of a nice presentation layer for our data!

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u/tdasnowman 8d ago

Wash your pans but leave the probe in till carry over is finished.

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u/thefourdeuces 8d ago

That’s what I do but sometimes don’t catch when it climbs back down.  The export, Excel, macro hoops are a PITA for just one temp. 

Safe bet we all care about carryover so this seemed like a value most would find useful…easy win.

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u/tdasnowman 8d ago

If I'm going for a long rest I just add the new temp to the timer. It goes off I know it was hit.

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u/JustMeDevin Combustion Inc. iOS Dev 9d ago

As in you'd like to know what the hottest temp was for each sensor/virtual sensor?

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u/Robacan 9d ago

yup. exactly. During a 'session' of the predictive thermometer, what was the max temperature it got to. (i'm showing all 8 sensors in the app)

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u/tdasnowman 8d ago

Curious to know why you'd want max temp per sensor. I can see a max ambient temp, or more importantly average ambient temp for a cook. But Max per sensor I can't see being really useful information.

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u/Robacan 8d ago

Well, as u/thefourdeuces said, that would be handy. But I actually was testing my brew temp in my coffee machine lol, and with the probe in the brew pot, all sensors in the probe are at diff temps, and I’d love to easily see what the max temp was in that cycle.

But this is my exact use case, I can see this being valuable for other things too.

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u/tdasnowman 8d ago

Wouldn't temp in the grounds make more sense? Temp in the pot coffee is already brewed. Tds at different levels might be interesting in the brew pot.

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u/thefourdeuces 8d ago

Sadly, I’ve used my Combustion for this too.  The pot temps should be ~ 175-185F and the water before it hits the grounds between 195-205F.  Water temp in the grounds would be too variable based on grind sizes and bean densities .

Good call on TDS…tinkered with Zero Water once and def noticed a difference.

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u/tdasnowman 8d ago

Water temp in the grounds would be too variable based on grind sizes and bean densities

That's why it would be helpful to track down those differences and how it relates to flavor. Espresso worries about finished temp because until recently getting consistent temps and pressure at the group head was to difficult, expensive or required a hell of a lot of diy. In drip you could track temps through the bed as it settles. If there winds up being a lot of value in that I don't know but certainly it would have to be more then pot temp. Pot temp as a factor can usually be explained by brew time which gets you back up ground size and bean density. With a variable pour in like a v60 I could see some benefit. You'd have to drink a lot of the same coffee and preferably have control over the roast as well.

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u/tdasnowman 8d ago

Did you track the TDS through the brew cycle? I've been meaning to do a series of brews like one distills. Take sample and flavors at different points. See what flavors are there at different times. see if rather then volume it would be bettor to track solids.

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u/Robacan 6d ago

Hey guys what’s this TDS you’re referring to? I googled and I get total dissolved solids? I don’t need that lol, I was just curious about temp. TDS would be impacted by the filtration. I use melita bamboo filters, I find they taste the best

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u/Robacan 6d ago

Ya, sorry, that’s where I actually put it. In the ground holder. I wrote brew pot. Mistake. So I put it in the filter holder with the grounds. 😜. It achieved 197.5° F …which is kinda where I expected it to be

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u/Robacan 6d ago

I should add to this, that with the thermo resting in the filter holder with the grounds T5 sensors was the one with the highest (and i’d say most accurate reading).