MaxOut
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pola0502ds said:So what kettle do you put a lid on and why? I don't use any lids as it lets all the impurities out.
Also, did you polish your kegs? I am about to and I want to get an idea of how long it is going to take me.
Nice setup.
I use the lids on the HLT/ heat exchanger and the Mash Tun during recirculation and one on the BK after the boil. I do not cover the BK during the boil. The lids help maintain temps and post boil protect from infection. I agree it is not a good ides to cover during boil to let all the impurities out. Thank for the tip.
I did polish my kegs with an angle grinder with a fine 4" Gator polishing pad and it took about 20 min and 1 pad per keg on this rig I built using a Minn Kota trolling motor to continuously rotate the keg. I started a thread titled " Polishing a keg with a Minn Kota" in the DIY section. Check it out if you like. It worked good and gave my kegs a unique look. I did not want a fully polished look to keep clean and wanted it to blend with the rest of the system. I am happy with the results but make sure you wear a mask during this process as it creates allot of fine metal dust that leaves a metallic taste in your mouth. After the first keg I looked like I was snorting pencil dust and consuming too many brews to get that taste out of my mouth.