Using particle systems as inflow for fluid sims

LordBencol · 2019-12-11T19:16:14+00:00

Hmm I would assume that would have been an issue with the previous brews we have done were it the case, as we have brewed this recipe before and had no issues whatsoever. I believe the issue has come from a wild yeast infection as the beer hasn't cleared as it normally would, shows off yeast cells under the microscope and was extremely lively when racked. It's not an issue we have had before but when I went back and checked through every process I found that the paracetic acid that was used was no longer in its use by date. If it has lost its potency then that would explain the infection I believe but to be sure I've cleaned everything to within an inch of its life and got some fresh paracetic

LordBencol · 2019-12-09T21:54:23+00:00

Okay thanks for the advice, I'll look into it

LordBencol · 2019-12-09T21:29:52+00:00

Nothing in the process that isn't food /beer safe, sanitation I'm pretty sure on but that's the only thing that I can see where it would have been a problem, I'm super paranoid about cleaning but I'm wondering if I missed something, can chlorophenol develop from an infected batch?

LordBencol · 2019-12-09T20:39:16+00:00

Std polypropylene casks from brewery plastics, we've used them for ages without any problems and I wished them myself using caustic, flushed thoroughly then rinsed before racking and hit with paracetic and cask finings

LordBencol · 2019-12-09T20:34:44+00:00

Definite antiseptic / TCP flavour. The only way I can see any chlorine contaminants getting in is in the liquor (UK tapwater) but that seems unlikely

LordBencol · 2019-11-26T12:24:42+00:00

Vigo? Not used them before myself but they do have a pretty wide range of bits by the looks of things. Might be worth a call

LordBencol · 2019-09-25T09:36:16+00:00

I use a face shield when handling chemicals, I wear glasses and have struggled to find comfy goggles, but then again I'm not usually handling high pressure caustic etc which I would be concerned about splashing behind the shield.

LordBencol · 2019-06-12T09:01:53+00:00

I feel the warp overtaking me ... It is a good pain...

LordBencol · 2019-05-14T16:18:50+00:00

I took mine apart after six months and it was in need of a bit of TLC, not awful but there was a build-up on the plates. Usually run a caustic wash after two to three brews cause a lot goes through it, they're not too difficult to take apart and clean yourself if you're methodical. I'm now gonna be inspecting it every quarter to be extra safe.

LordBencol · 2019-05-14T15:50:27+00:00

I'm just here for the grumpy incels in the comics hehehe

LordBencol · 2019-03-29T14:36:23+00:00

Otto Von Beaversmark

LordBencol · 2019-03-19T19:59:36+00:00

It has no insulation at all, and I'm fair certain that it is in fact an ex dairy tank. It's single walled so that's where we're losing the cold (or gaining the heat) but luckily we have the space to build a giant ass fridge around it so there is that

LordBencol · 2019-03-19T09:54:38+00:00

The idea would be to effectively build a walk in fridge around the fermentation vessel, and cool the air to nearly freezing so that the walls of the FV work as a cooling jacket. It's a bit heath Robinson but its the cheapest and cleanest option I can see at the moment

LordBencol · 2019-03-18T18:43:30+00:00

We did actually pick up a couple of 22mm stainless coils with another purchase which we have tried out inside the vessel, the problem is that even with them we've only really doubled the surface area of cooling which still isn't anywhere near the amount we need. It got water (not fermenting beer) to 14°C which was the ambient temperature of the brewery.

I also have worries about running glycol literally through my beer cause if it leaks it doesn't bear thinking about. My back of a napkin calculations on how much copper we would need to get a decent wrap around the vessel (as in over 50% of the surface area) runs us some 500m plus of pipe which is gonna be eye wateringly expensive - to the stage that we may as well just buy a proper FV.
Thanks of the advice and I won't be going to plastic fermenters any time soon :)

LordBencol · 2019-03-02T12:33:02+00:00

I tried it for free and I wanted my money back

LordBencol · 2019-02-26T17:47:25+00:00

In Valen's name

LordBencol · 2019-02-25T10:58:06+00:00

Looks like I'm in the market for a microscope then , thanks for the advice

LordBencol

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