Boilover from hell!

[Sea]

Well, I guess I was due. Haven't had one in years, but today took the cake. I turned my back for 1 minute to piss, not ten feet from my kettle, and it happened. I only lost about a pint, so I thought I was OK, until I realized that the burner wasn't funtioning properly. So I just spent 20 min. completely disassembling my burner and cleaning it out, burning myself amply along the way!

Question? What's the correct point during the boil to add singed flesh?

Gotta love brewing! :rockin:

 

[BlindLemonLars]

I turned my back for 1 minute to piss, not ten feet from my kettle, and it happened.

Question? What's the correct point during the boil to add singed flesh?

I don't know about the singed flesh, but I don't think "not ten feet from the kettle" is the correct place to piss! Unless you brew in the kitchen AND your bathroom is within ten feet.

But hey, I'm one to talk...I used to ferment in the downstairs guest bathroom.

 

[ohiobrewtus]

This is exactly why I don't leave until my boil has been going for at least 20 minutes. Fortunatley I haven't had one in a while either (knock on wood).

Luckily you didn't lose much!

 

[Sea]

I don't know about the singed flesh, but I don't think "not ten feet from the kettle" is the correct place to piss! Unless you brew in the kitchen AND your bathroom is within ten feet.

But hey, I'm one to talk...I used to ferment in the downstairs guest bathroom.

Having move my brewday to the driveway, everywhere but the kettle is the correct place to piss. Provided I turn away from the street of course!

 

[beerthirty]

Not sure about singed flesh, bur scalded flesh normally goes into the primary

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

I don't know about the singed flesh, but I don't think "not ten feet from the kettle" is the correct place to piss! Unless you brew in the kitchen AND your bathroom is within ten feet.

But hey, I'm one to talk...I used to ferment in the downstairs guest bathroom.

Admit it, you thought the same as me. Peeing in the kitchen sink while keeping one eye on the stove.

I'd do it, and I don't care who knows!

 

[DutchK9]

Well, I guess I was due. Haven't had one in years, but today took the cake. I turned my back for 1 minute to piss, not ten feet from my kettle, and it happened. I only lost about a pint, so I thought I was OK, until I realized that the burner wasn't funtioning properly. So I just spent 20 min. completely disassembling my burner and cleaning it out, burning myself amply along the way!

Question? What's the correct point during the boil to add singed flesh?

Gotta love brewing! :rockin:

For $30 I was able to go to the local Miller distributer and get a keg for a keggle. Now I don't worry about boil overs except when making my starter on the stove.

Admit it, you thought the same as me. Peeing in the kitchen sink while keeping one eye on the stove.

I'd do it, and I don't care who knows!

Remind me to never drink a glass of water at your house.

 

[Kauai_Kahuna]

Remind me to never drink a glass of water at your house.

I would think after dumping all the oxyclean, and sanatizers into the sink it should be cleaner than my toothbrush. But then I'm not quite tall enough to piss in the sink anyway. UNLESS =

 

[TheFlatline]

I would think after dumping all the oxyclean, and sanatizers into the sink it should be cleaner than my toothbrush. But then I'm not quite tall enough to piss in the sink anyway. UNLESS =

Hmmm... so that explains the unusual corrosion in your immersion chiller... Been pissin' in the intake?

 

[MikeFlynn74]

get a keg for a keggle. Now I don't worry about boil overs except when making my starter on the stove.

Um Ive had boilovers with 6 gallons in a keggel!

 

[DubbelDach]

But hey, I'm one to talk...I used to ferment in the downstairs guest bathroom.

Still do!

Admit it, you thought the same as me. Peeing in the kitchen sink while keeping one eye on the stove.

I'd do it, and I don't care who knows!

It's all pipes!!!

 

[BlindLemonLars]

Admit it, you thought the same as me. Peeing in the kitchen sink while keeping one eye on the stove.

Maybe in my younger years. I no longer have that kind of range or accuracy.

 

[intriptik]

Ummm... would I add the scalded flesh to the primary or secondary. I added my singed flesh to the primary, will this ruin my beer )

 

[Blender]

Question? What's the correct point during the boil to add singed flesh?

Gotta love brewing! :rockin:

I don't bitter with flesh but for flavor I usually add at 15 minutes.

 

[Bopper]

Just had a one last night while making a starter...SWMBO came into the kitchen, I turned around to say but two words and it boiled over all over my glass cooktop (sugar is the enemy with these stoves - its a bit*h to get it off)...fortunately it was only a starter

 

[Saccharomyces]

Hmm, I made a starter once WITHOUT a boilover... today. My first one without lots of cleanup!! Yay me!

 

[ColoradoXJ13]

I boil over pretty much everything, doesn't worry me...