Not sure if this is the right forum or not, but anyways...
We've been mixing phosphoric acid 75% along with calcium chloride and gypsum directly in our 15bbl HLT. I thought everything was working fine but after a few brews it seems that it may not be getting mixed up very well. When we completely empty the tank there appears to be a decent amount of sediment that drops out to the bottom of the tank. Today I tried to wash it down the drain and got some of it, but some of it seems to have gotten stuck to the bottom of the tank. I'm not too worried about getting rid of it, I think some chemicals will dissolve it fairly readily.
My question is how is everyone else mixing their water treatments and acid for their brews? Are you doing it in the mash tun, or directly in the HLT? Is there a better way to get it to mix up than just dumping it straight in with the pump recirculating things? Any tips, tricks or ideas would be helpful. Thanks!
We've been mixing phosphoric acid 75% along with calcium chloride and gypsum directly in our 15bbl HLT. I thought everything was working fine but after a few brews it seems that it may not be getting mixed up very well. When we completely empty the tank there appears to be a decent amount of sediment that drops out to the bottom of the tank. Today I tried to wash it down the drain and got some of it, but some of it seems to have gotten stuck to the bottom of the tank. I'm not too worried about getting rid of it, I think some chemicals will dissolve it fairly readily.
My question is how is everyone else mixing their water treatments and acid for their brews? Are you doing it in the mash tun, or directly in the HLT? Is there a better way to get it to mix up than just dumping it straight in with the pump recirculating things? Any tips, tricks or ideas would be helpful. Thanks!
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