Adding Permanent Volume Markings to a kettle

LiverDance · Post by **LiverDance** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 3:50 pm

Found this one on the interwebz

http://imgur.com/a/dCvS5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

akr71 · Post by **akr71** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 4:12 pm

I saw this too, but I'll be damned if I can see a damned thing inside my kettle during a rolling boil. The steam coming off it and the hop spider do a good job of blocking any view of the kettle wall.

jacinthebox · Post by **jacinthebox** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 4:20 pm

Pretty cool

jeffsmith · Post by **jeffsmith** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 4:21 pm

Very handy.

gm- · Post by **gm-** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:24 pm

Very cool, might try this on my kettle

amartin · Post by **amartin** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 1:10 pm

Wouldn't this remove the chromium oxide layer and make it susceptible to rust?

mumblecrunch · Post by **mumblecrunch** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 1:32 pm

amartin wrote:Wouldn't this remove the chromium oxide layer and make it susceptible to rust?

The Reddit thread where this was initially posted is here

There's a bunch of high-falootin' chemistry talk there, but I think they end up deciding that it's probably not a problem.

Post by **RubberToe** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:00 pm

Easy to passivate anyways but yes.

LiverDance · Post by **LiverDance** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:38 pm

a follow up from reddit

http://en.reddit.com/r/Homebrewing/comm ... ss_kettle/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Celiacbrew · Post by **Celiacbrew** » Sat Nov 29, 2014 9:16 pm

Did this tonight. Works great. Little bit of a learning curve, so my lower lines and numbers are not super visible.

Keith · Post by **Keith** » Sat Nov 29, 2014 9:20 pm

Nice! Looks great!

jacinthebox · Post by **jacinthebox** » Mon Dec 01, 2014 1:55 pm

Celiacbrew wrote:Did this tonight. Works great. Little bit of a learning curve, so my lower lines and numbers are not super visible.

looks awesome...do mine do mine

Celiacbrew · Post by **Celiacbrew** » Mon Dec 01, 2014 2:24 pm

It's way easier than it looks. The hardest part is measuring the volumes and marking them because the water interferes with most markers and pens. I used my son's bath crayons to make the marks but if I dipped below the water line it smudged the line and I would have to dry off the crayon and the surface and try again.

I think for the stencils, you would want to get stick on ones because they would give crisper lines. Or just do it in Roman numerals and use electrical tape. i wetted down my stencils so the sort of stuck in place but it wasn't perfect.

Oh and I used my phones camera and light to help with the taping off and etching deep in the pot. That was the only way I could get close enough to see where I was putting the tape. If you have kids with narrow enough shoulders, you could get them to crawl into the pot and tape off the markings.

GAM · Post by **GAM** » Mon Dec 01, 2014 3:19 pm

Take a piece of tape and premark your spots to etch. Then use the tape as your spot in the empty pot to add lines and #.

Sandy

Celiacbrew · Post by **Celiacbrew** » Mon Dec 01, 2014 3:27 pm

GAM wrote:Take a piece of tape and premark your spots to etch. Then use the tape as your spot in the empty pot to add lines and #.

Sandy

Like run a piece of electrical tape up the side of the pot and then cut in the marks? that is brilliant Sandy!!!

GAM · Post by **GAM** » Mon Dec 01, 2014 3:49 pm

Lay the tape over the water line and work to the bottom side of the tape.

Sandy

Jayme · Post by **Jayme** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:05 pm

This BYO article has the EXACT same photos as the above original imgur link but with a bit more detailed write up. https://byo.com/stories/issue/item/3113 ... e-projects

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