WildKnight
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How do I put a permanent marking, stamping or indentation preferably, in a stainless steel brewpot so that I can know how much liquid is in the pot?
Making graduations for volume in brewpot
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92greenyj
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I marked my BK 2 ways. One I used a silver sharpie (My keggle is painted black) to mark gallon increments on the outside. 2 I also used a pipe cutter and marked the handle of my SS mash paddle in 1 gallon increments to use as a dip stick. On my HLT I have a sight glass installed that I marked at half gallon incriments with a sharpie
I used pink nail polish on the outside, and then used an "etching" tool on my spoon. I didn't mark the inside of the pot.
I'd been using a marked spoon, but I'm finding that it's kind of a pain to keep it standing as I check evaporation rates or sparge volumes.
If anyone has an easy solution for etching Aluminum too, please let me know. Otherwise I'm thinking a dremel.
If anyone has an easy solution for etching Aluminum too, please let me know. Otherwise I'm thinking a dremel.
Like this?
In my case, no, because the boil kettle is actually sunk into the countertop. I totally want one of those for my HLT
hellerbrewing
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I just took a piece of soft copper tubing and bent it so it would hang over the rim of my pot while nearly touching the bottom. I used a pair of side cutters to crimp it at each gallon. Works pretty well.
Edit, I also nearly cut/broke off the ends with the side cutter to close them off.
Edit, I also nearly cut/broke off the ends with the side cutter to close them off.
I use an aluminum yardstick like this:
http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hard...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
I have a conversion factor for each of my two kettles/inches to gallons.
http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hard...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
I have a conversion factor for each of my two kettles/inches to gallons.
ZWood15
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I calibrated a dipstick at half and full gallon increments, works beautifully.
I also use a dipstick. Even calibrated it for thermal expansion, reading it at boiling measures room temp amount, ~1/4 gal difference @ 5 gal in my pot.
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