ClarnoBrewer
Well-Known Member
First off, let me admit to not being the most careful person. Secondly, high school chemistry was about 20 years ago!
Here's what happened. I was boiling my wort in my 2L flask. I had about 1L of wort over a gas burner on fairly low heat. I expected a bit of foam up and even some boil over. I had used a sanitized baster to stir things up, as a spoon didn't really fit. As it was starting to boil, I stuck the baster in to mix up the wort a bit. I sucked up some and immediately squirted it back in. I was very quickly bathed in steam and flying wort. Luckily I'm used to doing dumb things and hurting myself, so other than some minor burns to my hand and a hell o f a mess in the kitchen, it turned out okay.
What happened here? I'm sure it's a simple stupid mistake, but I'd like to keep other folks from having to experience this.
Thanks!
Here's what happened. I was boiling my wort in my 2L flask. I had about 1L of wort over a gas burner on fairly low heat. I expected a bit of foam up and even some boil over. I had used a sanitized baster to stir things up, as a spoon didn't really fit. As it was starting to boil, I stuck the baster in to mix up the wort a bit. I sucked up some and immediately squirted it back in. I was very quickly bathed in steam and flying wort. Luckily I'm used to doing dumb things and hurting myself, so other than some minor burns to my hand and a hell o f a mess in the kitchen, it turned out okay.
What happened here? I'm sure it's a simple stupid mistake, but I'd like to keep other folks from having to experience this.
Thanks!