Modern Art Sight Glass

I'm a dumb@ss, but the result was cool. Don't try this at home!

This requires a plastic sight glass, and a busy brew day for best results.

Step 1: Set large (15 gal+) HLT on banjo burner
Step 2: Fill HLT with small amt of water (3 gal)
Step 3: Set flame on burner for a quick heat, and leave in charge of an assistant
Step 4: Get distracted for 15 - 20 minutes (fix some equipment, get lectured by SWMBO), forget that assistant has been enjoying homebrew.
Step 5: Run outside when you hear brew partner yell "I don't think that's supposed to happen."
Step 6: Carefully pull "modern art sight glass" off of HLT with vice grips, and replace with 1/2" threaded plug.

Voila.

Step 7 order real glass from Bobby Brewer.

Step #8 Fire assistant............

GilaMinumBeer said:

Step 7 order real glass from Bobby Brewer.

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Does bobby's glass come with a protective cage or some other mechanism to avoid easy breakage?

Pretty sure Bobby M's excellent products are also polycarb and not immune to user stupidity (no offense to OP or Bobby M- nothing is immune to user stupidity)

BeerguyNC61 said:

Step #8 Fire assistant............

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#9 - Swap out SWMBO with one who doesn't talk (good luck finding one!)

Junkster said:

#9 - Swap out SWMBO with one who doesn't talk (good luck finding one!)

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Reminds me of the NoFX song Monosylabic Girl .

Daksin - no offense taken...this was a horribly stupid thing to do. I'm just glad it happened with a bunch of people around.

Step #10: Put a post on HBT, which cascades out of control into an Epic "Next Step" Zombie post.

GilaMinumBeer said:

Step 7 order real glass from Bobby Brewer.

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Bobby's sight glasses are made f high temp poly carbonate plastic. They do melt. But I reccomemd getting the heat plate he sells for this to prevent it from melts ting as well as stopping boil overs in the sight glass