I'm wondering if anyone who's brewing electric would be willing to share their experiences cleaning the kettle element, and keeping it clean. We have a 6 bbl kettle with an 18 kW high-density element. The problem I'm running into is that with every brewday the buildup on the element gets worse and worse, and it's gotten to the point that no amount of elbow grease will get it off. I've tried PBW, CMC, and caustic, none of which has been able to get the worst of the spots clear.
Is there some magic solution I'm missing that will get it clean? Or, assuming we can fit a new element into the budget, some proactive method of keeping it clean, so things don't get to this point again? Thanks in advance for any pointers.
Is there some magic solution I'm missing that will get it clean? Or, assuming we can fit a new element into the budget, some proactive method of keeping it clean, so things don't get to this point again? Thanks in advance for any pointers.
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