Hugo
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I've been doing big partials for a number of years now, but recently a friend gifted me an old Malley's copper boiler retrofitted with a gas burner. It looks the perfect piece of equipment for me to move into full AG brewing, but its previous use was to melt the wax off bee frames.... hence it's not the cleanest piece of equipment. I filled it with water and boiled for a few hours, and it cleaned up a bit, but the smell of wax was very strong and the sides of the tub are still covered in wax/dirt/god-knows-what from bees.
Any advice on a cleaning method so I can get it into operation would be appreciated. I considered a heat gun, but even when the wax is liquified and runs off the walls it would still leave a residue that I'm sure will be picked up in the beer.
cheers
Any advice on a cleaning method so I can get it into operation would be appreciated. I considered a heat gun, but even when the wax is liquified and runs off the walls it would still leave a residue that I'm sure will be picked up in the beer.
cheers