I am in the final stage of collecting the equipment to move from a ten to a fifteen gallon brewery. I will pick up my new HLT this afternoon. It will not yet have a sight glass.
I will use a piece of PVC pipe as a measuring stick to determine my water volumes. My question is how to treat the dead space below the valve.
When marking my measuring stick is it best to put water into the HLT, open the ball valve and allow the water to drain until it stops, then use that line as the beginning mark? I would then add a gallon at a time marking the level on the stick with each gallon of water I add.
I will use a piece of PVC pipe as a measuring stick to determine my water volumes. My question is how to treat the dead space below the valve.
When marking my measuring stick is it best to put water into the HLT, open the ball valve and allow the water to drain until it stops, then use that line as the beginning mark? I would then add a gallon at a time marking the level on the stick with each gallon of water I add.