cweston
Well-Known Member
I'm particularly proud of this cheap fix.
I've had some trouble with the SS brain inside my keggle. If it's too short, it tends to clog with hops. But if it's too long, it tends to flop around, get tangled up in the wort chiller and or hops bags (if I use them), and more importantly, if it floats up while I'm siphoning, I lose the siphon.
I put a length of 14-guage solid copper wire (stripped, obviously) inside the SS braid, extending it about an inch up the siphon tube. It's rigid enough to hold it in place (no flopping or floating). The extra surface area of SS braid should pay off straingin out large amounts of hops without clogging.
The wire might interfere with the flow ever so slightly, but I don't think that will be significant.
While everything was apart, I took some barkeeper's friend to the keggle--that is really great stuff for cleaning SS.
I've had some trouble with the SS brain inside my keggle. If it's too short, it tends to clog with hops. But if it's too long, it tends to flop around, get tangled up in the wort chiller and or hops bags (if I use them), and more importantly, if it floats up while I'm siphoning, I lose the siphon.
I put a length of 14-guage solid copper wire (stripped, obviously) inside the SS braid, extending it about an inch up the siphon tube. It's rigid enough to hold it in place (no flopping or floating). The extra surface area of SS braid should pay off straingin out large amounts of hops without clogging.
The wire might interfere with the flow ever so slightly, but I don't think that will be significant.
While everything was apart, I took some barkeeper's friend to the keggle--that is really great stuff for cleaning SS.