Making a Mash Tun.....FInally

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by BigJoeC, Aug 4, 2013.

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  1. azorie

    azorie Pooh-Bah (2,471) Mar 18, 2006 Florida
    Pooh-Bah

     
    #41 azorie, Aug 6, 2013
  2. IPAdams

    IPAdams Initiate (0) Jun 10, 2013 Illinois

    I use a round cooler with a braid. I used to have a rectangular cooler but it was very bulky and awkward, love the new round cooler. I also started to fly sparge and I usually get 75-80% efficiency, hit 87% on my last batch. The braid is fine but I feel like I get a lot of extra grain particles using it and may move to a manifold or false bottom.
     
    #42 IPAdams, Aug 6, 2013
  3. MLeicht

    MLeicht Initiate (0) Jul 9, 2012 New Jersey

    One suggestion for a mash tun, I just learned is use high temperature food grade silicone hose any where you have high temperatures cause i had two batches of beer taste like vinyl hose because the hose degraded into the wort.
     
    #43 MLeicht, Aug 6, 2013
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  4. JohnSnowNW

    JohnSnowNW Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2013 Minnesota


    Yeah, this was one of the things that irritated me. The first cooler I ordered was a pre-built version from Midwest...on top of it being assembled incorrectly, the hose, connecting the false bottom to the bulkhead, was only rated to 140F...WTF?
     
    #44 JohnSnowNW, Aug 6, 2013
  5. BigJoeC

    BigJoeC Zealot (563) Jan 22, 2011 New Jersey

    I'm about to order from bargain fittings. It sounds like swapping the 2 piece valve from my boil kettle to the cooler and getting the 3 piece for my boil kettle is the best option right now. That way the heavy boiling and heating in the kettle can be cleaned easier using the 3 piece.

    Now, I'm wondering what size hose I should use off the mash tun. Would quicker be better and go with a 1/2" or go with the same size 3/8" I use from my boil kettle to my counterflow chiller?
     
    #45 BigJoeC, Aug 6, 2013
  6. JohnSnowNW

    JohnSnowNW Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2013 Minnesota

    I use 1/2", but I don't think it particularly matters.
     
    #46 JohnSnowNW, Aug 6, 2013
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