Papabier
New Member
Hi guys,
So I am converting a diesel fired bath I bought from a butcher for making hams to a mash tun. I'm currently in the process of cleaning it up.
As in the photo's there is a bit of build up on the burner pipes that make contact with any liquid being heated. Some of the build up is pink where it's really thickly caked on ..where it's thinner it's more white. Underneath the pink is a hard black layer mostly where I'd say the flame first hits the pipe when it comes out of the burner.
I'm wondering if the pink is from the curing salts used in the ham processing, or perhaps a chemical reaction to the hottest part of the pipe with something in the water eg. lime, calcium?
My problem is I can't get under the main heating pipe/element or tight corners to gring build up off.
I'm wondering if someone can tell me what the pink, black and white layers might be? ..and if they will even have any detrimental effect on the final beer? Or if there's a way I can break it down over time by submerging it in something maybe?
Thanks in advance, appreciate your thoughts.