If I were to sanitize my chiller by baking it--what temperature would you do it at, and for how long?
The shirron instructions don't say much.
The shirron instructions don't say much.
Dude said:Well, I know the copper wouldn't melt--it would take almost 2000°F to melt it. My main concern is how long and at what temp actually sanitizes it.
A thread on the greenboard got me thinking about this. I'm pretty confident that my chiller is clean--I am pretty anal about cleaning it and takign care of it. I use a hopstopper too, but I still have concerns about break material clogging it and that stuff harboring nasties inside those channels.
Brewiz said:Have you thought about boiling it? I have one and have been thinking the same thing. I usually run boiling water thru it then fill it with starsan before I brew haven't had any problems yet and I am using a false bottom with whole leaf hops..
orfy said:I'm not sure and don't really know so ignore at will.
But if the plate is made up of more than one type of metal then the different expansion rates may cause distortion of the chiller.
Just a thought.
orfy said:Just think about bimetal thermostatic devices.
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