Sight gauge ???

[h22lude]

Using my sight gauge for the first time. I'm mashing right now and noticed the water in the sight gauge is still just water. Is this supposed to happen? I recirculate my mash. I thought the water in the gauge would change into wort as time went on. Does this matter?

 

[atom]

it's probably clogged...which seems like it bound to happen with a SG on a MT.

 

[h22lude]

It isn't clogged. I can push air into it and it empties into the kettle and fills up again.

I should mention the sight gauge is installed on the side of the kettle and not on the valve. I also BIAB which really shouldn't matter.

 

[day_trippr]

Using my sight gauge for the first time. I'm mashing right now and noticed the water in the sight gauge is still just water.[...]

In the range of "normal".
There no circulation going on that includes the tube in the loop...

Cheers!

 

[h22lude]

In the range of "normal".
There no circulation going on that includes the tube in the loop...

Cheers!

It is only a small amount so it won't really do anything to the final beer but does it boil enough to kill anything in the water?

 

[day_trippr]

It is only a small amount so it won't really do anything to the final beer but does it boil enough to kill anything in the water?

Wait - your original post implied the gauge was on a MLT.
Did you actually mean the gauge is on your BK?

Cheers!

 

[h22lude]

Wait - your original post implied the gauge was on a MLT.
Did you actually mean the gauge is on your BK?

Cheers!

Oh sorry I thought I mentioned that in my original post. I BIAB 1 vessel.

 

[day_trippr]

Oh sorry I thought I mentioned that in my original post. I BIAB 1 vessel.

I found it - not in the first but a later follow-up.

Ok, so I'm going to go with "wait 'til you get a rolling boil going".
I expect there'll be enough hydrodynamics going on that the fluid column in the sight gauge will reach pasteurization temperature give the length of the boil...

Cheers!

 

[h22lude]

I found it - not in the first but a later follow-up.

Ok, so I'm going to go with "wait 'til you get a rolling boil going".
I expect there'll be enough hydrodynamics going on that the fluid column in the sight gauge will reach pasteurization temperature give the length of the boil...

Cheers!

Thanks. I would assume the same. The brew I did today I just blew the liquid back into the kettle lol

 

[singybrue]

Is your sight gauge open at the top? My brewhardware one is and I just blow into the open top occasionally to mix/swap out the liquid.

 

[h22lude]

Yeah that's exactly what I was doing but didn't know if it was needed