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Did you carbon filter your first run? It sounds like foaming, and if you have carbon filtered this would not be uncommon. It could also help if you clean your rings with Glasrens, as I have personally seen this happen with 'dirty' rings.
I would not generally suggest insulating the column unless there is a specific reason to do so, such as working in a very cold or windy environment.
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"Jorober5,
I had the same problem. What I found that helped more than anything was the addition of boiling chips. I was haveing a few seconds of no boil, and then a massive kaboom of boil that would flood my column, and make for very uneven take off rate like you are haveing. I first just used gravel and ceramic, but now I use rashig rings, 2 cups, and I get a very even simmer, no kabooms, and very even steady take off rate.
Yes, your column probably is dirty after a flooded run, and a cleaning might help. The rings should stop the foaming and flooding, but if foaming is an issue, a few tbs of olive oil should stop it."
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" Originally Posted by: Admin  Did you carbon filter your first run? It sounds like foaming, and if you have carbon filtered this would not be uncommon. It could also help if you clean your rings with Glasrens, as I have personally seen this happen with 'dirty' rings. I did not carbon filter my first run. Carbon filtering has been very frustrating for me because of the effort involved. The kit I have doesn't afford being able to pour it in and leave it (it's the Brewhaus kit). I may need to rig up a system like some of the ones I have seen on this forum. I did boil my rings, but have not cleaned them with Glasrens. I have some of that and will boil them. Would bleach also work? I'll remove the insulation for the next run. Thanks for the help."
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" Originally Posted by: mtnwalker2 Jorober5,
I had the same problem. What I found that helped more than anything was the addition of boiling chips. I was haveing a few seconds of no boil, and then a massive kaboom of boil that would flood my column, and make for very uneven take off rate like you are haveing. I first just used gravel and ceramic, but now I use rashig rings, 2 cups, and I get a very even simmer, no kabooms, and very even steady take off rate.
Yes, your column probably is dirty after a flooded run, and a cleaning might help. The rings should stop the foaming and flooding, but if foaming is an issue, a few tbs of olive oil should stop it. Thanks for your thoughts on this. I'm curious, though, as to why this would continue to happen even as more and more liquid is taken out of the boiler. It seems like if this was the problem it would get better as the run went along. Is my thinking out of line on that? Thanks!"
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