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How much water in PC?
    #23598526 - 08/31/16 06:39 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

I have the presto PC with PSI gauge. Its 23 quarts:

https://www.amazon.com/Presto-01781-23-Quart-Pressure-Canner/dp/B0000BYCFU


How can I be sure how much water to put in there? I have noticed that if you put too much, you will kill your jars. Not the jars themselves, but they'll get water in them and then you've got to start over. But if you put too little, it will run out of water before its done, and you've just killed your pressure cooker. Well, maybe. You can use it again, but its risky cause you may have damaged it.

So how do you guys make sure you've got enough water in there for the 90 minutes, but not too much?


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Re: How much water in PC? [Re: bennylava]
    #23598564 - 08/31/16 06:48 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

Read the manual its 3 quarts

Water doesn't get in jars unless you did something wrong.


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Re: How much water in PC? [Re: bennylava]
    #23598576 - 08/31/16 06:50 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

Wouldn't it have to vary, depending on what (and how much of something) you put in there? Are you saying its 3 quarts every single time, no matter what?


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Re: How much water in PC? [Re: bennylava]
    #23598608 - 08/31/16 06:59 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

Yes. That's what I'm saying. Sometimes you have to raise or lover the trivet. Honestly with agar I use like 1.5-2 quarts since its only in there 20m or so


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Re: How much water in PC? [Re: bodhisatta]
    #23598676 - 08/31/16 07:21 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

i put enough in to just cover the metal lid thingy in the bottom.
90min 15psi. always have water left.

some people were like 'zomg just an inch' but yah. about an inch or less:rolleyes:


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Re: How much water in PC? [Re: mushboy]
    #23598691 - 08/31/16 07:23 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

water may go half way up the sides of any jar or vessel, but at least half of any jar or vessel needs to be in contact with the steam.

I put 12 cups in I get 10+ back out after a 120m run you shouldn't loose much anyway.


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Re: How much water in PC? [Re: bodhisatta]
    #23598716 - 08/31/16 07:30 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

I got an aa915. ive only put about an inch in. half way up the sides you say??

12cups? damn i do 1.5-2 max :cactuarrun:


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Re: How much water in PC? [Re: mushboy]
    #23598724 - 08/31/16 07:32 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

it's for thermal mass, if you only have a little bit of water it cools down too quick, especially if you're sterilizing agar.


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Re: How much water in PC? [Re: bodhisatta]
    #23598728 - 08/31/16 07:34 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

i do my agar 15psi for 45min...

too the search engine i go!!
the only thermal mass i am aware of happens after i eat tai food :poop:


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Re: How much water in PC? [Re: mushboy]
    #23598768 - 08/31/16 07:44 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

from the AA user manual..

..there must be at least 1.5" of water or the amount called for..

ummm... never ever ever had a dry PC. i've even used the same water for two runs.

guess ill use a weee bit more water.


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Re: How much water in PC? [Re: mushboy]
    #23598952 - 08/31/16 08:27 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

I put enough water just to come up the sides of my quart jars and it's worked fine all these years.
It gets to full pressure faster when you use less water :thumbup:


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Re: How much water in PC? [Re: Psilosoulful]
    #23599050 - 08/31/16 08:56 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

It depends on the PC. I have two grates i put in separated by lid rings and i fill about 1-2 inches above that. So a total of about 5 inches deep. I have to do this because my pc runs dry easily.


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Re: How much water in PC? [Re: djmako7]
    #23599061 - 08/31/16 09:00 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

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Re: How much water in PC? [Re: bennylava] * 1
    #23599330 - 08/31/16 10:16 PM (7 years, 4 months ago)

Quote:

bennylava said:
I have noticed that if you put too much, you will kill your jars. Not the jars themselves, but they'll get water in them and then you've got to start over. But if you put too little, it will run out of water before its done, and you've just killed your pressure cooker.



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Re: How much water in PC? [Re: Psilosoulful]
    #23600007 - 09/01/16 05:11 AM (7 years, 4 months ago)

up to 1/2 on the side of the jars here
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Re: How much water in PC? [Re: happyherb]
    #23600016 - 09/01/16 05:14 AM (7 years, 4 months ago)

Halfway up the jar


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Re: How much water in PC? [Re: happyherb]
    #23600296 - 09/01/16 08:32 AM (7 years, 4 months ago)

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up to 1/2 on the side of the jars here
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Halfway up the jar




Not that OP will see this because he's a little bitch, but for everyone else, no.  Fuck no.  Hell to the no.

That's WAY too much water.  Like 2-3 quarts, an inch or two up the sides of the jars, is plenty.

Seriously.

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Read the manual its 3 quarts

Water doesn't get in jars unless you did something wrong.





Nothing even needed to be said after this post, the rest is mindless speculation.


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Re: How much water in PC? [Re: Mushierage]
    #23600300 - 09/01/16 08:34 AM (7 years, 4 months ago)

Halfway up the jar is wayyyy too much and it'll take forever to reach full pressure.


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Re: How much water in PC? [Re: Inocuole]
    #23600307 - 09/01/16 08:36 AM (7 years, 4 months ago)

You do get to pressure quicker using less water sure but then you also should increase your ventilation time before adding the weight so its moot

With 3 quarts of water in a presto 23q. The water is half way up the first layer of quart jars.

It shouldn't take more than 15-20m to hit pressure on a modest stove

If you're cutting corners or trying to shave time off the PC aspect of cultivation you're probably a retard


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Re: How much water in PC? [Re: bodhisatta]
    #23604300 - 09/02/16 11:01 AM (7 years, 4 months ago)

The main reason I'm asking this, is because last time I attempted to sterilize some jars, the water WAS halfway up the jars. Like most people will tell you. Yet somehow, they were ruined by getting water inside the jars.

It was just your standard jar setup, for the PF tek. Nothing different.


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