Hlt Sight Glass

[wessmith]

Jeez, lets hope. If not let me know and I will pick up a length (metaphoracally speaking of course) and send it up. Gawd, more enuendo...

Wes.

 

[jayse]

wes any reason you shouldn't use the silicon hose for a HLT? i have been using one for over 50 brews with no props even right up to boiling for some time and the hose has not changed at all.
I wouldn't even try using it for the kettle but the HLT seems fine with this.

Cheers Jayse

 

[wessmith]

Jayse, no problem with silicon hose but with a sight "glass" you would be looking for something with max tansparency + rigidity. Thats why the polycarbonate is good. There is nothing worse than trying to figure out the actual level in a slightly cloudy flex hose - as most micro-breweries have to do!

Wes..

 

[jayse]

cool i have no probs seeing though it as it is as clear as a bell.
So iam glad to know thats the only prob.
One day i'll go for something rigid but for anyone wanting a easy to make and get sight tube for HLT go for a silicon hose then.


Cheers Jayse

 

[user 384]

Wes

What tubing have you used for the rest of your home-brewery? Did you also get this from Cadilac Plastics.

Cheers
MAH

 

[Hopeye]

Or if you're in Sydney try B & M plastics in Yennora Phone: (02) 9632 5466

$18.50 a metre for - 25mm OD 1.3mm thickness

 

[wessmith]

MAH, all the tubing (hoses) I have used is food grade reinforced PVC. Even on 95C wort transfer it works fine.

Wes

 

[wedge]

Does anyone know of a supplier in Adelaide?

 

[wedge]

just to re-open this thread again, does anyone know if anyone supplies the plastic tubing in SA

 

[THE DRUNK ARAB]

wedge, try City Plastics 8346 6500. If they don't have it they should know who does.

TDA

 

[sosman]

I just added a sight glass to kettle after adding one to HLT - sheesh now I actually have an idea of what I am boiling off!

The full details are at brewiki: brewpot. I went down a size in the poly carbonate tubing for the kettle.

 

[Darren]

Heya Sos,
How you going to keep the "gunge" out of it?
cheers
Darren

 

[Rubes]

Very simple solution I saw on another site for a HLT sight glass was a rubber O'ring slipped over the tube. Probably been seen a thousand times before but just in case......

• 1. Do the maths once for how much you want to sparge
• 2. Roll the O'ring down to that level
• 3. Sparge away