bignath
"Grains don't grow up to be chips, son"
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Hi brewers,
Today was my first brewday with my newly fitted sight glass/sight guage on my hlt.
What a time and energy saver it was. Old process was to stand on a step ladder while filling strike water, and read a long metal ruler. So much better and safer without having to stand on the ladder.
Now, im still using a metal ruler to get my volume for my kettle, but am thinking of installing a sight glass into that aswell.
Am wondering, who of you have sight glasses in their kettles?
Pros vs cons?
Have been reading about infection risks, broken tubes (gonna put a ball valve at bottom of tube to shut off in case of a leak),
Heat coming up the side etc....
Would love to be able to ditch the metal ruler and use a sight glass.
Are they worth installing?
Also, are they easy to clean out after use?
Today was my first brewday with my newly fitted sight glass/sight guage on my hlt.
What a time and energy saver it was. Old process was to stand on a step ladder while filling strike water, and read a long metal ruler. So much better and safer without having to stand on the ladder.
Now, im still using a metal ruler to get my volume for my kettle, but am thinking of installing a sight glass into that aswell.
Am wondering, who of you have sight glasses in their kettles?
Pros vs cons?
Have been reading about infection risks, broken tubes (gonna put a ball valve at bottom of tube to shut off in case of a leak),
Heat coming up the side etc....
Would love to be able to ditch the metal ruler and use a sight glass.
Are they worth installing?
Also, are they easy to clean out after use?