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Just custom ordered some difficult to find grains and was excited to brew. During mash, noticed the kettle was unusually warm for 153F. Turns out temp probe fell out of thermowell...mash temp was more like 190...doh

just ordered a Presto 23 qt pressure canner off Amazon...gonna autoclave all sorts of random things to sterilize and put in my secondary for different flavors...definitely beats soaking in vodka

I have an automated recirculation system that uses a Chugger pump. The Chugger's flow rate is probably 10x what I need, which I throttle with a ball valve on exit. I run the chugger for 1hr at a time, at probably a 2mm opening in ball valve. The chugger gets fairly warm throughout...

Hi PiCzech, unfortunately the filter already sold. Sorry. Still have the kettle for local sale, would do $40 cash

I meant accumulation, and was not referring to an acute exposure to lead. similar to mercury accumulation when eating fish. there is a bit of insoluble lead at outer grain of most copper and in interdendritic region. Nonetheless, I don't actually think its a problem, as it is a minuscule amount

Don't let hops get into the primary/secondary in the first place. Can use whole leaf hops in kettle, and then use bazooka screen to filter wort. Easy

Surprised that in 4 pages, no one has discussed that copper is often manufactured with lead. To me, that is the bigger issue than leaching copper, which is regulated in the body by the ceruloplasmin system..seems to be more of an issue with people w/ Wilson's disease. Lead on the other hand...

EDIT: FILTER SOLD Up for sale is a custom BIAB steel system. I had a 400 micron filter commissioned by Utah bio diesel supply, which fits perfectly inside my 7.5 gallon steel kettle. This is great, as it allows you to keep your grain bed in the filter throughout the mash, and heat the mash if...