With the HX one side feeds the other. On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 11:02 AM, Ben McCafferty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Not sure I follow—doesn't drawing a cup out of the steam boiler reduce that > side's line, not the brew boiler? Maybe I need to look at my schematic > again. > 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 10:47:50 -1000 > *To: *<[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: Holy Lemon Drops Batman!!! > > My suggestion is don't tip the machine next time you de-scale. Apparently > you got some salt above the water line and it is slowly settling into your > brew boiler. To get the scale at the water line I simply reduce the water in > the brew boiler weekly during my Cafiza flush. I start by shutting my heated > machine off. Then I draw a cup of hot water into a SS bowl with Cafiza in > it. I place my PF in the bowl to soak. I then turn back on the machine. > Water is pumped into the boiler rinsing the line at which the level of the > water interfaces with the boiler. If this procedure is followed weekly there > should be no reason to tip the machine. Keep flushing you will get there > eventually. > > On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 10:30 AM, Ben McCafferty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, yes, don't use it (if you mean the softener on the intake line). I'll > keep flushing. I'm 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] <http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > *Reply-To: *<[email protected] <http://[email protected]> > > *Date: *Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:25:54 -1000 > > *To: *<[email protected] <http://[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] < > http://[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]> > <http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > *Reply-To: *<[email protected] <http://[email protected]> < > http://[email protected]> > > > *Date: *Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:42:01 -1000 > *To: *<[email protected] <http://[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]> <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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
