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Those are from my HLT heater element (zinc plating turned yellowish and some dimples showing copper are appearing): Note that both elements where used to make two 5 gal. batches. Boil time in the BK was 60 min. Element power is 4500W for both. 240V was used. I didn't got my incoloy...

I took some pictures of my heater elements for your viewing pleasure... ;) Those are from my BK heater element (note the copper showing up and the darkened zinc plating): (continued in the next post)

I used a regular "high density" element. I know that wort scorching may occur with those but it didn't happen in my case. I suspect the acidity of the wort being the responsible for the zinc dissolution. I ordered a low density element made from Incoloy. Incoloy has a better resistance to...

I am running a new electrical setup using a 240V/4500W water heater element in the boil kettle. I made two batches so far and there is some copper showing off on the heater element (it is a standard zinc-plated copper heater element). I assumed that a heater that was safe to use in a water...

It won't work with both tanks side by side. The CO2 is stored in its liquid form. You have to put the full tank upside down and above the empty tank in order to transfer liquid. Otherwise, you will only equilibrate the gaz pressure without transfering liquid. CO2 vapor pressure is around 700...

You may use a longer hose between your keg and you tap or you may also use a hose with a smaller diameter. This will increase the restriction and reduce the beer flow for a given amount of pressure. Check out the following link for more info on balancing a keg system...

I got an answer from Coopers. They told me that the extract I used was nearly 2 years old (by the numbers under the can) and they were not surprise of the color it came out. I guess next time I will use fresh extract and give a try with the "Late brew" method. Thanks for your answers

My last brew was a Belgian wit made from wheat liquid extract. It ended up brown instead of white ?! At this point, it smell and taste more like barley malt rather than malted wheat... I need to try another sample of fermented beer to confirm this. :drunk: Did anybody ever bought a can of...