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I was nice enough to let my friend use my sculpture for a brew day. He was nice enough to not clean it. He must have had a crazy boil over because there is not hop sediment all over the OUTSIDE of my boil kettle. What's the best way to clean it?

PBW or OxyClean will take if off if you let it soak for 20-30 minutes. Since its on the outside, you'll need to fill up a sink or a larger vessel. The hotter the water, the better.

-Okt

If it's stainless, I'd just use a washcloth & Bar Keepers Friend.

Thanks guys. I tried PBW and warm water and it wasn't working at all. I'll try soaking it or using Bar Keepers Friend

terrencetheblack wrote:Thanks guys. I tried PBW and warm water and it wasn't working at all. I'll try soaking it or using Bar Keepers Friend

The PBW will require a pretty decent soak, both hot & long... you should know all about that TTB

BKF takes a tiny bit of elbow grease, but you'll have it sparkling long before a PBW soak is done. Just spray it down with hot tap water, knock off every thing you can & use the BKF like any scouring powder. If you don't have a Blichmann-style finish, you could even use a standard kitchen scrubby (the rough green pads, no metal) to get the thick parts off a little faster... yes, it's always good to get the thick parts off a little faster. Cheers & have fun making her shine!

terrencetheblack wrote:He must have had a crazy boil over because there is not hop sediment all over the OUTSIDE of my boil kettle. What's the best way to clean it?

Why would you need to clean it if there is NOT hop sediment on the outside?

Edit: Should I have left that comment for Spider to make? Sorry for stepping out of line.

terrencetheblack wrote:I was nice enough to let my friend use my sculpture for a brew day. He was nice enough to not clean it. He must have had a crazy boil over because there is not hop sediment all over the OUTSIDE of my boil kettle. What's the best way to clean it?

Take said brewers teabag and scrub the shit out of anything that doesn't sparkle. Then tell them they have to host all off weeks of the The Session if they disrespect your brewhouse again.

Cody wrote:

terrencetheblack wrote:He must have had a crazy boil over because there is not hop sediment all over the OUTSIDE of my boil kettle. What's the best way to clean it?

Why would you need to clean it if there is NOT hop sediment on the outside?

Edit: Should I have left that comment for Spider to make? Sorry for stepping out of line.

Buy a Blichmann. For some odd reason, before I got one, my converted kegs never got cleaned. Ever. Now everything gets a full BKF polish the day after every brew day. Damn that thing is shiny.