iralosavic
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On my last brew, my keg king element charred so badly that the wort was undrinkable. I had to use a brass coated wire brush bit for a drill in order to clean back the charring and then pickle the element again. After that I soaked it in sodium percarbonate and it was looking as good as new again.
So for the next batch I skipped the protein rest and mashed in 64c for an hour, followed by a 10 minute rest at 72c and mash-out at 76c. I also used the hop spider to reduce hop sediment.
Well none of these changes helped at all. The burning wasn't AS BAD this time, but I'd put that down to the 60 minute boil vs 90+mins in the last brew.
Needless to say, this is all rather disheartening and I'm hesitant to spend any more money on grain just to waste it. Another couple of burnt batches and I could've bought a gas burner/reg/bottle instead.
Any ideas as to what's going on and how I could prevent it? I have put brewing on hold for now, as I can't financially justify the risk.
Cheers
So for the next batch I skipped the protein rest and mashed in 64c for an hour, followed by a 10 minute rest at 72c and mash-out at 76c. I also used the hop spider to reduce hop sediment.
Well none of these changes helped at all. The burning wasn't AS BAD this time, but I'd put that down to the 60 minute boil vs 90+mins in the last brew.
Needless to say, this is all rather disheartening and I'm hesitant to spend any more money on grain just to waste it. Another couple of burnt batches and I could've bought a gas burner/reg/bottle instead.
Any ideas as to what's going on and how I could prevent it? I have put brewing on hold for now, as I can't financially justify the risk.
Cheers