Recent content by roper4092

Been using those disposable bottles of oxygen with no filter for well over 100 batches. No issues at all.

I thought that may be the case as well, but I cleaned it very well after the brew day. And this latest test I was sure to make sure. And from what I've read, it's difficult to scorch all grain, so something must be "helping" that along.

More babbling you ask? Well I shall oblige. Finished some testing and I really do think it's the hop spider/basket/thingie. With the heat shield on and just water, there were really no issues with the boil. Very consistent and spread out. adding the basket didn't really change the...

Can you try the solenoid on a different burner just to test? Could be the solenoid is bad. If the same thing happens on a different set of plumbing, that may be the case.

Do you have pipe thread where it shouldn't be? I recall some connections for the solenoid they recommend no teflon tape.

Ok, more babbling on this.... You know how one shouldn't use a false bottom in the boil kettle due to the high risk of scorching? I think what I have effectively created here is a smaller area false bottom and the flow of boiling wort is restricted to the point of causing scorching in spots...

Oh, and this basket is 400 micron so it is not clogging as much as the 300 would.

Brewing was done in a garage with the door open but on a calm day. Wind was not a factor. What I have been wondering is if the hop basket is restricting the boil so much as to create hot spots. I have a 10g BoilerMaker (which I think is about 14" in diameter) and the basket itself is 6" in...

The burner is spot on. No problems there at all. I was making sure of that throughout the day to make sure it was ok since the boil looked a little weird that day. Seemed to be a bit more roll on that side, whereas usually it kinds of shifts around.

The only thing that changed was the use of the heat shield. While I can appreciate the intention of its use, and it does keep the sight glass from boiling (nice but not really necessary), I think I'm going to do my next brew without it. It will be a Pliny clone, so I need to at least eliminate...

I will add that these two scorch marks were a bit raised and crusty. There were no other marks on the bottom of the kettle. Took a bit of scrubbing to get them off.

All-grain. It's weird, because of the conditions in which it happened. The two scorch marks were probably about the size of silver dollars, and they were on the side the spider was on. There is a good 2-3 inches clearance between the bottom of the kettle and the bottom of the spider, so it's...

Hmmm...the only thing I changed in my process was the use of the heat shield that comes with BoilerMakers. My guess is that it affected the heat dispersal and created some hot spots. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Next brew will be without the shield to make sure...

Hey all, I've been using my Boilermaker for years without any scorching issues and have use my stainless hop spider for the last 3 batches. Batches 1 and 2 were no issues. This time, I decided to use the heat shield that came with my BoilerMaker, which I never do. The way it was set, it was...

Temperature of sample was the same. I was looking at the SG scale, but also took note of the Brix. Refractometer has ATC. And the sample was just in a tinyl tupperware container...there was probably only a tablespoon in it and left uncovered overnight. Not sure how much evaporation could...