Mould in my boiler… what am I gonna do?

[sifty]

I'd hit it with a water blaster/pressure washer to clear the mesh first...

 

[Jzrp]

That’s all you should really need to do.

I’d perhaps look at removing any taps and taking them apart (although I’d do that between brews anyway). But once anything is visibly clean you’re good, the boil takes care of the rest.

If the hop spider is metal that can be treated the same. If it’s a bag type then it probably just needs a long soak in some hot percarbonate.

I usually just use the tap to drain so all the boiling water and cleaning stuff goes out and then rinse with water after, but yeah maybe I’ll take them apart this time.

It’s still the false bottom and what’s under there that’s most concerning, water is coming through the pump clear but hard to know

 

[Jzrp]

I'd hit it with a water blaster/pressure washer to clear the mesh first...

That’s actually a great idea

 

[Alastair70]

That’s actually a great idea

Second that. I use a hand held steam cleaner on the hop spider before a PBW soak. It works a treat.

 

[Agentgonzo]

That’s actually a great idea

That's how I clean my hop spider after use once it's got all the hop pellet crap stuck to it. I have a small silicone tube attached to the tap. Squeeze the end and it turns into a mini pressure washer in the sink and just blast everything off. Trying to clean it with a sponge or cloth never works.

 

[Jzrp]

That's how I clean my hop spider after use once it's got all the hop pellet crap stuck to it. I have a small silicone tube attached to the tap. Squeeze the end and it turns into a mini pressure washer in the sink and just blast everything off. Trying to clean it with a sponge or cloth never works.

Yeah I brew outside so usually stand it up against the wall and hit it with the hose but I have a pressure washer for patio so as long as it doesn’t break it will be ideal