Corny Keg as a Mash Tun

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  1. TheGr8Sarcasmo

    TheGr8Sarcasmo Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2015 Indiana

    So I was thinking the other day that I have an extra cornelius keg and maybe if I took some stainless steel braided hose, or another sort of easy false bottom and attached it to the tube I could mash in my corny keg and pressurize it with C02 to get the wort out. Is this absolutely insane? I really can't decide.
     
    #1 TheGr8Sarcasmo, Aug 21, 2015
  2. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,635) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    It would be hard to stir.
     
    #2 hopfenunmaltz, Aug 21, 2015
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  3. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    Just because you can...doesn't mean you should...borderline insane : )
     
    #3 GreenKrusty101, Aug 21, 2015
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  4. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    - Very Rube Goldberg.
    - Why?

    If the answers are, "I know" and "That's is why," then I'd say try it. But if you're looking to improve the mash/lauter process, I don't think this will do it.
     
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  5. TheGr8Sarcasmo

    TheGr8Sarcasmo Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2015 Indiana

    If the answers are, "I know" and "That's is why," then I'd say try it. But if you're looking to improve the mash/lauter process, I don't think this will do it.[/QUOTE]

    Yeah, its more of an "I'm curious" scenario. Wondering what kind of efficiency you would get doing it this way. The main concern I would would be getting the keg clogged up. Just wondering if anyone had ever tried such a thing and how it worked out.

    I have a real long spoon, but you would be right. Hadn't thought through that aspect.
     
    #5 TheGr8Sarcasmo, Aug 21, 2015
  6. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
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    The real question is why you have an extra corney keg... put beer in that thing...
     
    #6 jbakajust1, Aug 21, 2015
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  7. skivtjerry

    skivtjerry Pooh-Bah (1,865) Mar 10, 2006 Vermont
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    The geometry isn't great. A tall, narrow grain bed is a stuck mash waiting to happen. Also, the capacity is pretty low for 4-5 gallon batches. Big beers likely wouldn't be possible, well possible but awful hard to stir or sparge. It would need to be insulated. Efficiency could be phenomenal, if you're willing to invest in an 8 hour runoff.

    I would like to see a thread about alternative uses for cornies, since I have a few that don't seal well (they look like they were in a truck accident, but they were cheap/free so I took them). A huge hopback maybe?
     
    #7 skivtjerry, Aug 21, 2015
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  8. TheGr8Sarcasmo

    TheGr8Sarcasmo Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2015 Indiana

    Point. Taken. Time to brew.
     
    #8 TheGr8Sarcasmo, Aug 25, 2015
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