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Title: How to clean scorched wort off stainless steel?
Post by: pk on January 02, 2015, 10:59:10 PM
Any cleaning tips to remove scorched wort from the base of my stainless steel boiler?

Paul
Title: Re: How to clean scorched wort off stainless steel?
Post by: Tom on January 02, 2015, 11:12:43 PM
Elbow grease!

You can use a stainless scourer if you're not worried about the finish, and ANYTHING will come off. Because it's on the outside of your boiler you don't have to worry about infection risk (scratched surface and all that), so get stuck in.

There's stuff you can use to stop foamovers, but I've no idea what it's called.
Title: Re: How to clean scorched wort off stainless steel?
Post by: pk on January 02, 2015, 11:53:30 PM
Hi Tom,
It's the base on the inside of the boiler.

Paul
Title: Re: How to clean scorched wort off stainless steel?
Post by: johnrm on January 03, 2015, 12:29:42 AM
Caustic?
Title: Re: How to clean scorched wort off stainless steel?
Post by: Tom on January 03, 2015, 01:35:27 AM
Ah, gotcha. I've never scorched the bottom, so I don't know, then. Is there an element too?
Title: Re: How to clean scorched wort off stainless steel?
Post by: LordEoin on January 03, 2015, 04:40:47 AM
barkeeper's friend

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Title: Re: How to clean scorched wort off stainless steel?
Post by: pk on January 03, 2015, 06:21:32 PM
Thanks, I'll look for some online.
Title: Re: How to clean scorched wort off stainless steel?
Post by: RichC on January 04, 2015, 12:13:14 AM

Quote from: pk on January 02, 2015, 10:59:10 PM
Any cleaning tips to remove scorched wort from the base of my stainless steel boiler?

Paul
Lemon juice. Squeeze a fresh lemon onto it and leave a puddle of juice there for an hour or so. It'll then lift off when you touch it. That's how I clean my buffalo element
Title: Re: How to clean scorched wort off stainless steel?
Post by: Sorcerers Apprentice on January 04, 2015, 01:18:31 AM
I acquired some used cornies which had been steam sterilised and which had a thick layer of baked wort on them, I used hot caustic with W5 added but it took about a week of soaking, it all came off eventually
Title: Re: How to clean scorched wort off stainless steel?
Post by: Chris on January 04, 2015, 12:18:39 PM
Cheap cola bring to the boil and leave to cool will just wipe off