tell me not it's a handsome vat. i went big leagues, from 5 liters to 20 and without much apeasing the
ai gods but with a lot of patience it worked.
i am still unsure regarding the checking and judging of the color so i
prefer a clear plastic container.this one was salvaged from a restaurant's refusals.
it contained remains of sunflower oil and took me a week and a whole bottle of kh7 to clean the viscous putty-like gunk.
as a side note: do not go near sunflower oil, that thing is mean.
i can only wonder what it does to your arteries after being submitted to high temps.
what i learned from this vat:
soda ash has a shelf life so does hydrosulphite.
i bought new hydros and using less i got a good reduction.
instead of measuring and converting and dealing with all the involved math i figured that if it worked for fermentation vats why not use the 1-2-3 recipe. it worked extremely well once i replaced the old chemicals.i also switched to slaked lime instead of soda ash.not a very scientific move as i now have added another variable to control.
anyhow it worked very well and next morning it was still in shape,no need to sharpen it.
i am also noticing a variant in color and i suspect it is due to temperature in the low 30'sC.
will keep an eye on that and report. the problem -i'm old fashioned, still have problems-that needs to be tackled is warming the vat which is outside.
one of the results. remember them? they came out pretty well, the patchy color on the left leg will come out after rinsing.
you poor readers will be hearing about the ai adventures all week long. you have been warned.
neki desu
