Direct steam injection

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That's a nice set up, Fart
It takes brains to make gravity work for you. :thumbup:
Didja build the lift from scratch or modify a ready made one?
Got a picture of your injector?
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shadylane wrote:That's a nice set up, Fart
Hi shady. In hindsight I guess my forum name isn't very flattering. :oops: Flatulating maybe! :lol:

The lift is of my own design, I tested it with a full barrel (200L) of water 200kg/440lbs. I might replace the hand winch with a cheap atv winch, pretty hard to hoist with that much weight. Then again, I won't be winching that often.

Here's a picture of the business end of the injector.
Small holes all the way through (both sides). I arranged the holes to be sideways in the barrel. Didn't have an issue with plugging, pressure never went up.
55lbs of corn, 15lbs un-malted barley, 35gals of water, enzymes. SG:1.05
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Cool idea with the lift! Looks like you got a good working set up. Nice job.
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Next build
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rain distillate wrote:Next build
Your turn :lol:
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shadylane wrote:
rain distillate wrote:Next build
Your turn :lol:
I know I know.

It would be already complete if I wasn't having so much trouble finding low prv rated for steam. I'd like to have two. Each within a psi (or so) of each other as a backup. Any help locating these would be great!
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Here you go https://www.amazon.com/Apollo-Valve-13- ... lief+valve" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
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shadylane wrote:Here you go https://www.amazon.com/Apollo-Valve-13- ... lief+valve" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
5 psi is safe inside a keg? I was thinking 1 psi and a redundant 3psi as a fail safe....5 isn't too large?
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5 psi is the lowest, steam rated relief valve I have found.
I also have a 6 foot tall manometer, that will start blowing bubbles at 2.6 psi
When I'm injecting steam into a 24" deep container, the pressure will be a little over .87 psi
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shadylane wrote:...a 6 foot tall manometer, that will start blowing bubbles at 2.6 psi
When I'm injecting steam into a 24" deep container, the pressure will be a little over .87 psi
+1 :thumbup:
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shadylane wrote: I also have a 6 foot tall manometer, that will start blowing bubbles at 2.6 psi
Do you have a picture of your manometer setup?
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Very pricey but would this work?

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rain distillate wrote:
shadylane wrote: I also have a 6 foot tall manometer, that will start blowing bubbles at 2.6 psi
Do you have a picture of your manometer setup?
Not of the tall one, but heres a pic of my .5 psi pressure gage and PRV
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Would this relief valve work?

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shadylane wrote:5 psi is the lowest, steam rated relief valve I have found.
I also have a 6 foot tall manometer, that will start blowing bubbles at 2.6 psi
When I'm injecting steam into a 24" deep container, the pressure will be a little over .87 psi
After some digging I found that releif valve I just need someone to chime in and tell me if they think it'll work.
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JMHO
It will work on a small boiler
But it will vent if you try blowing bubbles more than around 2 foot deep
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This is looking to be a much more complex project then I initially thought it was going to be. I'm all about safety I just don't know where to start.
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rain distillate wrote:This is looking to be a much more complex project then I initially thought it was going to be. I'm all about safety I just don't know where to start.
Direct steam injection is a thumper you cook in :lol:
I think it's safer than a thumper, there's no flammable alcohol vapor involved.
Just make sure something connected to the boiler will start leaking steam, long before enough pressure builds up to go BOOM.
That's why I like using a manometer, It's fail safe, simple and Cheap.
As a side benefit, It also gives a very accurate measurement of pressure
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shadylane wrote:
rain distillate wrote:This is looking to be a much more complex project then I initially thought it was going to be. I'm all about safety I just don't know where to start.
Direct steam injection is a thumper you cook in :lol:
I think it's safer than a thumper, there's no flammable alcohol vapor involved.
Just make sure something connected to the boiler will start leaking steam, long before enough pressure builds up to go BOOM.
That's why I like using a manometer, It's fail safe, simple and Cheap. J
As a side benefit, It also gives a very accurate measurement of pressure
Agree 100% for the home distiller it is the tool

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Neat elevator! How does it work? I see what looks like a small set of pulleys, but they don't look like enough to lift a full barrel, unless you use a winch or something?
*Edit, never mind, got the pic up on a big screen and can see the hand winch now (and the comment about it) Still a neat contraption. Also if you don't want to go the power winch upgrade, a few more pulleys and you can do it all mechanically. Anyway, feel free to post some detailed shots of that frame, I think it's one of the cooler projects I've seen on here.
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