dick murton
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Last Activity: Yesterday, 11:37 AM
Joined: 10-16-2002
Location: Chesterfield, UK
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I'd be tempted to clean a batch of kegs, drop and clean out the keg cleaning tanks and pipework, make up with a fresh set of solutions and then re-clean the kegs. If you are using hot (circa 60 deg C) caustic and appropriate strength sanitiser, then I wouldn't expect a problem after this. If you have... -
A bit late in the day, but you will never get this to work as a whirlpool with heating elements in like these. They simply create too much turbulence and prevent formation of, and or destroy any sort of cone formation. I suspect that even if you had an intrusion free whirlpool. operating to the best...Leave a comment:
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If you can access the top, or much closer to the top of the sprayball pipe, why not drill a small hole in the sprayball pipe - say 1/16 or 3/32 inch? unfortunately it will create a little swarf, and you will be best off removing the SB before you drill, and will of course need to degrease afterwards...Leave a comment:
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In a nutshell, you have simply got to reclean until clean - no magic, it is simply this kit has had the craps dried on it for so long, it just takes a bit more effort to clean.
I am not in the US, so these specific materials are not familiar to me. However as they are sold by Birko, I...Leave a comment:
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I know we used to use some form of compound but unfortunately have no idea what. Why not talk to someone like Endress & Hauser, Emerson or whoever supplied your probes. They may say that being in such close proximity to the housing, and a slow response system such as an FV, you don't really gain...Leave a comment:
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Providing you drain the tank out thoroughly, or flush the pipes out after sanitising, then you are probably as well off NOT rinsing. Unless you can guarantee your rinse water is completely sterile at the point of use, then you are more likely to introduce infection. Citric acid serves no real purpose...Leave a comment:
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I would be tempted to run them in series, then you know you are always going to get the right temperature. If running in parallel, I would be concerned about having one system producing the right temperature, the other one not doing so, so you end up with everything out of spec. Of course, the rest...Leave a comment:
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I know people who have simply used the plastic coated glass fibre loft insulation and tape or string. Better (OK, perhaps better looking) efforts then clad this in wood strips, varnished or otherwise sealed against the worst of water splashes....Leave a comment:
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Do you need oxygen? If using fresh dried yeast every time then you will only require it occasionally, mainly for very high gravity brewing. If using recovered yeast, does your yeast actually need oxygen, or does it only need air? Most yeasts only require aeration, not oxygenation, so you could use...Leave a comment:
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Always, always, always use food grade, just in case....Leave a comment:
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It's a just bit more complicated than simply say what speed do you run the pump at. First of all, the recommended rates of transfer need to be considered - 10 minutes transfer time, with a transfer flow rate of 1.5 metres / sec - JUST turbulent flow in clear liquids. So if your pipe work is too narrow,...
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I've not reused wood like this but if I was going to do some time after the last use, I would dry them thoroughly between uses. This is to prevent leaching out of the oak flavouring compounds and getting washed away when you discard the soaking liquid. I would be unsure what reaction there might be...Leave a comment:
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Why that one only? Sorry, but off the top of my head - no idea if it really does get used for exactly the same duties as everything else. 1.5 inch hose - 5400 litres / hour minimum to 7200 litres / hour preferred. If anything comes to mind, I''l update this....Leave a comment:
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This is early beer stone formation - mainly protein at this stage. Not uncommon with inadequate CIP flow rates. Unfermentable has got in first with suggestions for chemical usage.
If this is one inch hose, you need a flow of at least 2200 litres / hr, preferably closer to 3000 litres...Leave a comment:
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If it is a "normal" centrifugal pump with the impeller design as per attached Centrigugal (!!) pump impeller (whether enclosed or open impeller), then this is the first thing to change as it will completely destroy the large particles. The, admittedly large breweries I have worked in have...
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