tireater

Recipes 

I hear ya...That is small hi temp hose...It is almost impossible to pull off...
There is almost no pressure on the hose as one end is always open....

dstar26t

Recipes 

__________________
Next: Brett Trois Helles, Sculpin clone, Grodziskie
Fermenting: Sauerkraut fermented Gose
Drinking: No-Boil No-Hops Berliner Weisse, Pre-Prohibition American Pilsner, Brett IPA, Biere de Garde, Lambic, Brett Blonde, Kriek, Porter, Saison, Sour Blonde, Barleywine
Barrel aged: BORIS, Barleywine, Tripel, Wee-Heavy

tireater

Recipes 

Wow...that noise is a little scary...but now mine seems much less scary...I'll try it this afternoon...

tac0meat

Recipes 

do you get any "suck back" in the steam line after you turn the steam back off? I would think as the steam in the line condenses, it would draw wort (or water in your test setup) back into the steam line

tireater

Recipes 

It's kind of hard to see in that tube...but I think you are right...Maybe I can add a check valve...
I have no idea where I might find one...but I have used them in plumbing before...

tireater

Recipes 

OMG...This really works !!! There was no thumping like when I tried it with water....
I could raise the temp to whatever I wanted...The power stiring was the bomb too...No hot spots !