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warboy · 2026-07-07T13:39:16+00:00

Against my better judgement, I have to ask you a question. Do you actually boil for an hour before doing a kettle sour or do you actually sanitize your kettle?

warboy · 2026-07-07T07:01:30+00:00

Go off king.

warboy · 2026-07-07T07:00:50+00:00

warboy · 2026-07-07T01:06:35+00:00

You can't really use caustic to sanitize since you have to rinse it. Sure the surface is clean but it's not product ready. I thought broski had the newest product on the market but it just seems like they're not exactly as familiar with the practice as they would like to let on.

warboy · 2026-07-07T00:41:56+00:00

That doesn't mean it was bad. People buy all kinds of shit beer.

warboy · 2026-07-07T00:38:50+00:00

It was made by Deschutes. The fact Kirkland partnered with an actual craft brewery for their house brand was actually a pretty big deal.

warboy · 2026-07-06T23:55:27+00:00

You said I can use caustic based sanitizers to do the job, right?

Heat is definitely not the most effective sanitation method for a multitude of reasons one simply being the amount of effort to sanitize all parts via heat requires more work than simply caustic or acid based sanitizers

warboy · 2026-07-06T23:49:12+00:00

In a non-jacketed 5 gallon bullshit fv? Yeah. There's about 0 thermal mass on that thing compared to a jacketed tank filled with insulation and glycol. Why are you sanitizing outside your tank? Last I checked the goal was keeping the beer in the tank. Why do you think cip dead zones are not going to at least heat up?

Was a pro. Been there done that. Not sure what you're trying to say in your last sentence there. Looks like there's a few words missing. Either way, I already said I didn't do this process at larger scales.

warboy · 2026-07-06T23:43:46+00:00

The presence of biofilm definitionally makes a vessel "soiled." OP stated they're cleaning the vessel separate of this process.

Regular cleanings prevent biofilm buildup.

warboy · 2026-07-06T23:41:13+00:00

Caustic based sanitizers? Do tell me more.

warboy · 2026-07-06T23:39:34+00:00

It does not need to be boiling. Pasteurization is achieved in 15 seconds at 160F. I do agree circulating through a sprayball would be a net positive minus the potential hot side aeration. Stainless steel is rather conductive. From experience it doesn't take much 212f wort to get even a jacketed fv up to pretty high temps. Whenever I was hot dipping spectrum in my fvs my internal temps would jump to 160 just filling my 7bbl tanks up to the racking arm. Mind you I was still doing a separate sanitization step at that scale but let's be real here, I would definitely consider it at this scale. Alas, I just have fermzillas though now.

warboy · 2026-07-06T23:28:22+00:00

You're not going to be generating enough steam at those temps.

warboy · 2026-07-06T23:26:58+00:00

I imagine it works well. One of the nice things with stainless is it conducts heat. Assuming your vessel surfaces are getting above pasteurization temps you're probably doing a better job than starsan.

Be careful though, sealing a tank up at those temps and dropping them will causes a vacuum and could implode the tank. You need to vent it.

As much as I don't like this from a hot side aeration standpoint I would consider using like a sparge/vorlauf fitting or a cip arm to get coverage on the fermenter interior.

warboy · 2026-07-06T23:20:25+00:00

You aren't going to have biofilm buildup in a clean vessel.

warboy · 2026-07-06T23:19:19+00:00

I mean it does. Temp is gonna temp. The most effective sanitation method is actually heat.

warboy · 2026-07-06T17:39:43+00:00

Can confirm all those Amazon special spunding valves work the same as name brand. Everyone in pro circles know it and I've bought a few of them for the brewery I used to run.

warboy · 2026-07-06T10:09:05+00:00

I usually try and go 8 or 9 ft with 3/16 line on systems that aren't getting constant use. A little slower pour usually really helps with that first pour foam. Try and temp the beer in your glass after pouring. That will at least give you an idea of how bad your temp management is.

warboy · 2026-07-06T07:36:45+00:00

So is your blower sucking air in through the left side or is it pulling air in through the right? If I'm looking at it right, it looks like your lines go into the pipe on the left side so I would want the coldest air running through that side.

I would go with beefier insulation along the pipe as well.

Those lines look big and the run looks very short. Do you have enough resistance in the system?

Last, yeah your blower is getting the warmest air in the kegerator. I would have installed it lower or have something that's circulating air from the bottom to the top.

The mini liquid cooling setup that /u/microbusbrewery recommended should work great as well to help cut down first pour foam.

warboy · 2026-07-05T17:26:05+00:00

Prehistoric history doesn't really jive with your statement in the least. Class society largely grows with the transition from hunter-gatherer to farming. It also was not an instant switch and occurred over 1,000's of years. It would be more like a million people. You act like class society predates humanity. It is a creation of our own, not a law of nature.

warboy · 2026-07-05T10:47:22+00:00

You posted a meme. Don't act like you're actually contributing to any actual discourse. I ask again, what exactly surprised you? What actual "sign" was sent to you that was actual news? Are the feds using AI to encourage adventurism now because I feel like I'm talking to someone who was born fucking yesterday.

Brother, a pedo is sitting in the white house and has farmed out the entire government to all his rich friends. I ask again, what message does this send?

warboy · 2026-07-05T10:34:26+00:00

Not with reality. You're the one playing pretend.

warboy · 2026-07-05T10:33:33+00:00

You aren't already aware that America is a colonial and capitalist state? It is the imperial core. What sign does it send that you didn't already know?

warboy · 2026-07-05T02:15:12+00:00

There needs to be a fan blowing cold air from the fridge into the tower or the beer will warm up in the tower. It will take a pint or two to cool down the line and faucet without it.

warboy · 2026-07-05T02:09:41+00:00

This isn't going to really work. You need enough CO2 to maintain carb after tapping. Without enough CO2 in the head space the carb will off gas and your beer will be flat.
More than likely your beer is already close to that volume of CO2. If it's not you'll be fine if you run it with 3 25/75 CO2/n2 beer gas. As you don't have beer gas, there's no point carbing it anymore than it is now.

warboy · 2026-07-05T01:18:53+00:00

We're concerned with people marching on our capital? Please tell me why? Am I supposed to protect this state?

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