Cpt_Kirks
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Would a 1/2" racking cane work with Pol's rubber stopper sight gauge? Racking canes already have the bend.
Racking Cane Sight Glass?
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mvdilts
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Probably for the MLT but definitely not for the boil kettle or HLT -- I've tried it with my trukey fryer/keggle setup and before the water in the HLT was to temp the racking cane had failed, allowing hot water to spray everywhere.
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Cpt_Kirks
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I thought racking canes were polycarbonate tubing. They won't handle 180*F heat?
addis29
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I've had a racking can in my bk an HLT for over a year now with no problems, A simple piece of aluminum foil as a heat shield works fine.
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Cpt_Kirks
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OK, let me expand. The HLT is a rubbermaid cooler. It will be electrically heated, internally. External heat on the racking cane will not be an issue.
I'm not 100% sure but I think racking canes are acrylic tubing, not polycarbonate. I've seen them get really soft and bend in 200F wort.
Plan9
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I have a racking cane in a compression fitting in my electric HLT. It's worked fine for over a year now.
They will melt in boiling wort, but they can take the heat of 170* water.
They will melt in boiling wort, but they can take the heat of 170* water.
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Polycarbonate tubing is pretty cheap from US Plastics.
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