The Agony of the line pop

[budbo]

So there I was putting my HLT on the stand to start my sparge with 200degree water.. The hose popped out as I was hooking it up sending a stream of near boiling water down my side from armpit to waist. I was wearing flip flops (don't worry my feet are fine) I do however, have a line of blisters forming down my side, and even worse now I have to filter and reheat new sparge water.

My Point? If you use a cooler with a hose stuck in a stopper.. Check the integrity before using each time!

 

[Yooper]

Thanks for the warning. We brew so often that sometimes we forget "safety first". I've never been injured badly, but had a few steam burns myself just because of not thinking.

Sorry to hear about your burns, though- make sure you get them looked at if you get too uncomfortable.

 

[joety]

Those flip flops may have saved you from more serious burns. I've seen it happen back in my food service days; shoes can be a sink for hot liquid spills.

I still have a scar on my arm from a steam burn nearly two years ago; a lesson to drink moderately while brewing.

 

[budbo]

Those flip flops may have saved you from more serious burns. I've seen it happen back in my food service days; shoes can be a sink for hot liquid spills.

I still have a scar on my arm from a steam burn nearly two years ago; a lesson to drink moderately while brewing.

The sad thing was I hadn't started drinking yet

 

[GRHunter]

Dang, thanks for the heads up.

 

[robtotten]

Ugh, that sounds awful. I'm glad it wasn't any worse, though.

 

[david_42]

That's right up there with leaving the kettle valve open as you start the sparge and the valve is about crotch high.

 

[Cpt_Kirks]

I got my chest burned carrying sparge water last year. The pot didn't have a lid on it and I got a nice splash. Big blister and I still have a red mark.

200 degree water? Is it me, or is that a little hot?

 

[joety]

200 degree water? Is it me, or is that a little hot?

It's not an enzymatic rest; it's an enzymatic execution.

 

[Cpt_Kirks]

Heh.

Forgot, I got burned Sunday.

My wort was about finished boiling, so I dropped in the IC. I was standing there, talking to my son and did no notice one IC hose was next to my foot...until the blast of steam and boiling water shot out.

HOT FOOT!!!

 

[klyph]

Wait, so you just have a stopper jammed into the spigot opening on the bottom of the cooler. That sounds like an accident waiting to happen... again.

 

[hukdizzle]

I know the feeling, I have a nice calf tattoo/branding from my propane burner. Be careful brewing and keep the imbibing to a minimum while brewing with dangerous equipment .