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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: Soccrates]
    #26107695 - 07/14/19 11:33 AM (5 years, 6 months ago)

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I thought I read many cautions against doing that. It makes sense to me. It's gonna cool as it vents, and temperature differential is bad for metal.




Again, the temperature differential isn't as big as you think. When you remove the stopper, the cooker doesn't go to 0 psi and 100 degrees C in one millisecond. When the pressure drops, the boiling point of water lowers too. Which means the water starts boiling more vigorously. Since the vent only allows so much steam to escape, the pressure doesn't drop to 0 psi in one go (the thing would basically explode), but it gradually diminishes. Since the evaporation of water requires energy, the system loses heat as it is losing pressure.

This basically means that during the whole time the pressure cooker is venting, the pressure slowly drops 0 psi over ambient pressure and the temperature slowly drops from 121 degrees C to 100 degrees C (or 8014 billabongs in retard units). A temperature drop of just 21 degrees in let's say 30 seconds is nothing.

In fact, I just did a quick calculation and if your PC is 0,5 meter high it'd only contract 0.12 millimeters over its entire length while it's venting.

In short, don't worry about it.

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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: SadTurkey]
    #26107718 - 07/14/19 11:41 AM (5 years, 6 months ago)

Works for me. Like I said, I've done it. But I always thought it was bad practice. Much like my open air ms>grain inoculation( pretty successfully, I might add)


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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: SadTurkey]
    #26107732 - 07/14/19 11:48 AM (5 years, 6 months ago)

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(or 8014 billabongs in retard units).





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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: Creep]
    #28846863 - 07/11/24 03:39 PM (6 months, 3 days ago)

I was wondering if ALL pressure cookers must be vented.  All the research I’ve done talks about “presto 23 qt” and I have a different PC.

I can post pics of the PC if needed.

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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: Big Jon] * 1
    #28846864 - 07/11/24 03:40 PM (6 months, 3 days ago)

You gotta vent any PC. Presto 23qt is just a very common first PC.

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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: Big Jon]
    #28847518 - 07/12/24 12:38 AM (6 months, 2 days ago)

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I was wondering if ALL pressure cookers must be vented.  All the research I’ve done talks about “presto 23 qt” and I have a different PC.

I can post pics of the PC if needed.




What is the volume of your vessel. What brand and model. Do you have an instruction manual?


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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: fiddle_head]
    #28850283 - 07/13/24 07:06 AM (6 months, 1 day ago)








Let me know if you need more pics/info.  The instruction manual does not have much info other than this, though!

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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: van hatton] * 1
    #28850311 - 07/13/24 07:28 AM (6 months, 1 day ago)

That’s a multi cooker, more like an IP than anything. Kind of a crappy middle ground. It’s not a PC. You need an actual pressure canner for grains. (Some exceptions)


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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: fiddle_head]
    #28852887 - 07/14/24 02:10 AM (6 months, 21 hours ago)

What’s the difference? This doesn’t reach the correct temperatures?

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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: Big Jon]
    #28853762 - 07/14/24 01:28 PM (6 months, 10 hours ago)






Will this PC suffice?

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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: fiddle_head]
    #28853767 - 07/14/24 01:30 PM (6 months, 10 hours ago)

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That’s a multi cooker, more like an IP than anything. Kind of a crappy middle ground. It’s not a PC. You need an actual pressure canner for grains. (Some exceptions)





It says on the instructions that you should never release steam when canning…I am assuming these directions must be ignored when sterilizing, and it is OK to release steam for 10 min

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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: van hatton]
    #28853768 - 07/14/24 01:30 PM (6 months, 10 hours ago)

what psi does it go to

whats  the specs?


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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: fiddle_head]
    #28854260 - 07/14/24 05:28 PM (6 months, 6 hours ago)

The high pressure setting on that one is 15psi which will work, but the prices on it seem significantly higher than a presto 16 and on par with a Presto 23qt which will do alot more jars at once.

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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: Big Jon]
    #28855081 - 07/14/24 09:48 PM (6 months, 1 hour ago)

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That’s a multi cooker, more like an IP than anything. Kind of a crappy middle ground. It’s not a PC. You need an actual pressure canner for grains. (Some exceptions)





It says on the instructions that you should never release steam when canning…I am assuming these directions must be ignored when sterilizing, and it is OK to release steam for 10 min



U dont vent after it's pressurized, you vent it before.


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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: van hatton]
    #28855150 - 07/14/24 11:47 PM (5 months, 30 days ago)

Bring to temp and then vent. Then bring to pressure and run cycle. This will allow trapped pockets of latent gas to escape allowing the void inside the vessel to fill with pure steam. This is what actually kills the bioload in your grains because it transfers heat and allows the steam to penetrate everything inside the pressure cooker.

I am not certain how the model you have is rated or whether it is sufficient for certain grains but as a general rule, if you don’t have a proper pressure cooker, it’s best to stick to pf tek and agar. An instapot will sterilize some agar or lc media nicely.


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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: fiddle_head]
    #28855285 - 07/15/24 05:36 AM (5 months, 30 days ago)

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An instapot will sterilize some agar or lc media nicely.




Yeah but I think it caramelized my last LC honey jars now that I look back on it and the PC I posted didn’t

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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: Big Jon]
    #28855313 - 07/15/24 06:05 AM (5 months, 30 days ago)

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An instapot will sterilize some agar or lc media nicely.




Yeah but I think it caramelized my last LC honey jars now that I look back on it and the PC I posted didn’t




Did you use a LME with a low lovibond rating (2 or less) and a cheesecloth or coffee filter to sieve the sediment out?


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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: Big Jon] * 1
    #28855325 - 07/15/24 06:24 AM (5 months, 30 days ago)

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An instapot will sterilize some agar or lc media nicely.




Yeah but I think it caramelized my last LC honey jars now that I look back on it and the PC I posted didn’t



PC doesn't get hot enough to caramelize sugars other than fructose. Malt is maltose

Nvm I can't read, you're using honey. Definitely could have caramelized


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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: fiddle_head]
    #28856071 - 07/15/24 12:47 PM (5 months, 30 days ago)

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Big Jon said:
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fiddle_head said:
An instapot will sterilize some agar or lc media nicely.


Did you use a LME with a low lovibond rating (2 or less) and a cheesecloth or coffee filter to sieve the sediment out?





Not sure what a LME (ir a lovibond rating) is…


I have since switched to malt extract due to the risk of caramelization of the honey..

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Re: Do i need to vent my PC. [Re: Big Jon]
    #28870736 - 07/19/24 12:01 AM (5 months, 26 days ago)

Also, this PC did not come with any weights. Am I going to have to order them?

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