Yes, yes, don¹t use it (if you mean the softener on the intake line). I¹ll keep flushing. I¹m at seven times now and still there, but gradually fading. tx, bmc "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel....."
From: Barry Luterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:25:54 -1000 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Holy Lemon Drops Batman!!! Did you clean and rinse the plastic reservoir real well? Did you completely drain the boilers? Did you remove the inline filter before de-scaling? If yes to all three. Then flush again till taste is gone On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 10:12 AM, Ben McCafferty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, I've been using food grade citric acid, from the spice barn. Same as > yours. > > I have now filled/shaken/heated/emptied both boilers five times, and water at > the group head still havsa very clear citric taste‹bright/acid/sour. Your > routine shows only flushing the boilers twice, so I must be missing something? > How do you get rid of the rest of the citric? > > tx, > > bmc > "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel....." > > > > > From: Barry Luterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: <[email protected] <http://[email protected]> > > Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:42:01 -1000 > To: <[email protected] <http://[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: Holy Lemon Drops Batman!!! > > > That is why I use food grade Citric Acid (sour salt) If you saw bright blue > water come out it was a successful de-scaling.Let us know how your first shot > turned out. > > On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 6:32 AM, Ben McCafferty <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> OK, anticipating a life-altering Godshot this morning, I ground/dosed/loaded >> and pulled the shot. Whoa!!! Very sour. Was I really dulling my beans >> that much with dirtiness? Pulled another. Even more sour. >> >> Then it dawned on me--I tipped the machine all directions for soaking, but >> not for flushing, so there's still a lot of citric in there. So this >> morning I'm draining and refilling the boilers and sloshing the water around >> to try to reach the remaining citric to rinse it out. >> >> John, as a side effect of doing this, I discovered that when I tip the >> machine over a ways (power on), the water level sensor is higher than water >> line and the pump will add some more water to the steam boiler. This >> wouldn't fill it all the way like you are doing, but it would get the acid >> solution above the normal water/scale line. Might have to do that next >> time. >> >> John, you said you open the steam wand until solution runs out. Is there >> any implication for the no-burn liner when you run an acid solution through >> it? >> >> Incidentally, I weighed and measured Barry's 4 tablespoons per reservoir, >> and it is 60g in 3 liters, so that's the same 20g/l you mentioned John. I >> had no idea the reservoir held 3 liters! >> >> Still anticipating that great shot... >> >> bmc >> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel....." >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
