Boil Vapors = Bad?

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@morticaixavier

I would read the responses as more like

No, but here are some things you can worry about if you are looking for something to worry about.

Why would you think the steam would be bad?

grain dust, as dust, is an irretent. In an enclosed area it is also an explosion hazard.

steam is a burn risk and a moisture risk to your youse but is in no way related to grain dust.

Yup, that’s how I read the responses.

Obviously (steam != grain dust) but when you combine the two (steam + grain dust) = bad Joojoo.  However that would be a dough in concern, for which I wear a mask.

The steam is carrying other things besides water such as wort sugars/proteins and hop material albeit at the microscopic level.  I’m sure if there were bacteria and viruses in the grains themselves these would also propagate through the wort to the boil kettle and whether dead/alive would be present in the steam.

Obviously we’re not dealing with toxic waste but might be a worthwhile piece of knowledge to have.

[jrdunne (Joe Sr.)]

I’m casting a personal preference to go out in a vat of Pappy (any of them) or Lagavulin 16.  Though I suppose I could be talked into buying it in a vat of Rochefort 10. 

Wouldn’t a vat of Pappy really just be a vat of pre-barrelled Weller?  I’m ok with it either way, but if it’s a vat of Pappy I want it to be a slow death so I can enjoy it.

[jonhughey_att.net (HoosierBrew)]

I’m casting a personal preference to go out in a vat of Pappy (any of them) or Lagavulin 16.  Though I suppose I could be talked into buying it in a vat of Rochefort 10. 

Wouldn’t a vat of Pappy really just be a vat of pre-barrelled Weller?  I’m ok with it either way, but if it’s a vat of Pappy I want it to be a slow death so I can enjoy it.

Yeah, that’s what I’ve heard. Definitely needs to be a slow demise. Like a week or more.

[jrdunne (Joe Sr.)]

I’m casting a personal preference to go out in a vat of Pappy (any of them) or Lagavulin 16.  Though I suppose I could be talked into buying it in a vat of Rochefort 10. 

Wouldn’t a vat of Pappy really just be a vat of pre-barrelled Weller?  I’m ok with it either way, but if it’s a vat of Pappy I want it to be a slow death so I can enjoy it.

Yeah, that’s what I’ve heard. Definitely needs to be a slow demise. Like a week or more.

I think I could manage to slip and fall in while wearing a flotation device.  And carrying a glencairn glass.

[jonhughey_att.net (HoosierBrew)]

I’m casting a personal preference to go out in a vat of Pappy (any of them) or Lagavulin 16.  Though I suppose I could be talked into buying it in a vat of Rochefort 10. 

Wouldn’t a vat of Pappy really just be a vat of pre-barrelled Weller?  I’m ok with it either way, but if it’s a vat of Pappy I want it to be a slow death so I can enjoy it.

Yeah, that’s what I’ve heard. Definitely needs to be a slow demise. Like a week or more.

I think I could manage to slip and fall in while wearing a flotation device.  And carrying a glencairn glass.

Yeah, a heavy guage inner tube with a backup air compressor. And the glass.

[jrdunne (Joe Sr.)]

I’m casting a personal preference to go out in a vat of Pappy (any of them) or Lagavulin 16.  Though I suppose I could be talked into buying it in a vat of Rochefort 10. 

Wouldn’t a vat of Pappy really just be a vat of pre-barrelled Weller?  I’m ok with it either way, but if it’s a vat of Pappy I want it to be a slow death so I can enjoy it.

Yeah, that’s what I’ve heard. Definitely needs to be a slow demise. Like a week or more.

I think I could manage to slip and fall in while wearing a flotation device.  And carrying a glencairn glass.

Yeah, a heavy guage inner tube with a backup air compressor. And the glass.

I’ll meet you at Buffalo Trace.  I’ll be the guy in the life vest.  Pretend you don’t know me.  I’ll pull you in when you try to “save” me.

[jonhughey_att.net (HoosierBrew)]

Fair enough.    ;D

[pmorrissette (Phil_M)]

A certain joke about the Irishman who died at St. James Gate is coming to mind…

[skatz (Stevie)]

A brewer in the SF east bay fell into a kettle of boiling wort in 1901. Apparently, his system was gravity fed and he somehow fell in while cleaning the tun.

http://www.livermorehistory.com/Archive%20-%20Newspapers/2006-08-10%20Ind%20Homan%20Purest%20Best/2006-08-10%20Ind%20Homan%20-%20Purest%20Beer.pdf

[BrodyR]

A brewer in the SF east bay fell into a kettle of boiling wort in 1901. Apparently, his system was gravity fed and he somehow fell in while cleaning the tun.

http://www.livermorehistory.com/Archive%20-%20Newspapers/2006-08-10%20Ind%20Homan%20Purest%20Best/2006-08-10%20Ind%20Homan%20-%20Purest%20Beer.pdf

Think they transferred him into the fermentor with the wort?