So it happened after 20 brews or so. My standard regimen for cleaning on my 7bbl 4 element kettle is:
Spray out kettle and elements with hose
Cover elements with a 1/2oz per gallon of Madison PBC at 120f by filling the kettle to ~ 2.5bbls and soak overnight. Next day I blast them off with the hose and they come clean. Zero issues until yesterday's brew.
I brewed an 18 Plato DIPA with a new to us, as in never tried till now, malt (CMC Pils). As usual when the kettle was filled with wort just above the elements, I fired them up to start the boil which happens fairly vigorously given the small amount (2.5bbls).
While boiling I could smell a slight charring or burning. Not much I could do but to continue on. After knockout a few of the elements had pieces of burned on protein/break/ whatever the proper term for the huge rubber like brown chunks that form and typically float around the kettle.
So, I have two questions:
Any way in my process or water or whatever to minimize the formation of this material?
How would you clean charred elements? Elbow grease will get it in the end, but a chemical regimen to loosen the char would be much appreciated..
Thanks for any help.
Spray out kettle and elements with hose
Cover elements with a 1/2oz per gallon of Madison PBC at 120f by filling the kettle to ~ 2.5bbls and soak overnight. Next day I blast them off with the hose and they come clean. Zero issues until yesterday's brew.
I brewed an 18 Plato DIPA with a new to us, as in never tried till now, malt (CMC Pils). As usual when the kettle was filled with wort just above the elements, I fired them up to start the boil which happens fairly vigorously given the small amount (2.5bbls).
While boiling I could smell a slight charring or burning. Not much I could do but to continue on. After knockout a few of the elements had pieces of burned on protein/break/ whatever the proper term for the huge rubber like brown chunks that form and typically float around the kettle.
So, I have two questions:
Any way in my process or water or whatever to minimize the formation of this material?
How would you clean charred elements? Elbow grease will get it in the end, but a chemical regimen to loosen the char would be much appreciated..
Thanks for any help.
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