Beer Viking
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I have not used my boil kettle yet but the IC's lines are touching the top but they are almost level with the top. Should I wrap cloth or something around the part of the lines that are touching?
Mine do too, but it has never been an issue. What are you worried about?I have not used my boil kettle yet but the IC's lines are touching the top but they are almost level with the top. Should I wrap cloth or something around the part of the lines that are touching?
Sorry, I should have explained my concern more clearly. I have never boiled a batch before, if the lines of my IC are in constant contact with the top of my boil kettle, could they melt or be damaged?
Don't put it in until flameout or shortly before. You cleaned it the last time you used it didn't you? I've always got a bucket of sanitizer mixed that has already sanitized the fermenter and other necessary things. So I frequently drop my IC in the sanitizer bucket after everything else is sanitized. Though at the temps of the boil, most everything will be sanitized by the heat anyway........if the lines of my IC are in constant contact with the top of my boil kettle, could they melt or be damaged?
as i said, if the connection to the intake or outflow is over the wort they could drip....now i'm wondering what your IC looks like/made out of? most are copper and aren't going to melt without a torch?
can you post a picture?
could they be damaged or leak?
You seem unconvinced that 212°F (100°C) wort won't kill most anything that might be on your chiller.
I said most anything. Not everything.
The only organism that survives boiling temps would be botulin spores and that is why low acid vegetables require the pressure canner.my understanding is that it actually takes 250f steam, and 15psi....but most of what survives the pasturization isn't bad for you.....
i still would love a picture of this thing in the pot!
To see if it looks worse than yours?
.mines 'well used'
That's probably an understatement, with the "horse stall special", lol
yeah well it's trusty, and i haven't seen a reason to trade it for a younger model..
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