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badmajon · 12-14-2010, 02:41 PM

http://www.amazon.com/Bazooka-Screen-brew-kettle-mash/dp/B003ISY2DC

What do you think of them? As good/better than a manifold or false bottom?

Also, importantly, do they stretch out and get thin if you acidentally pull on them with the mash paddle like toilet braids?

**motobrewer** · 12-14-2010, 02:51 PM

i got one, used it once. so far lauter is much easier (coming from a false bottom) and it filters "as good" as a false bottom.

they're pretty solid, it won't stretch.

**rockytoptim** · 12-14-2010, 07:36 PM

I use mine in the BK to filter hop pellets before going to my plate chiller

ultravista · 12-15-2010, 02:19 PM

$20 is high compared to Midwest at $16 and AHS at $17. Check around for cheaper screens.

ScubaSteve · 12-15-2010, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by motobrewer

i got one, used it once. so far lauter is much easier (coming from a false bottom) and it filters "as good" as a false bottom.

they're pretty solid, it won't stretch.

Interesting...what was difficult about the false bottom?

FWIW, I have both and I think the OP will be happy with either. The screen is actually pretty burly....definitely cheaper than a FB.

**motobrewer** · 12-15-2010, 02:26 PM

i've posted my frustration with it before.

never had that great of a lauter, jams up solid with any amount of wheat/adjuncts.

two weeks ago i had to abort the brewday; couldn't lauter because there was a ton of grain under the FB.

pearlbeer · 12-15-2010, 02:37 PM

I use in my 10G Rubbermaid MLT. I avg 72% efficiency, and have never had a stuck sparge (both fly and batch).

Also have one in my BK as a hop screen. works well, but gets clogged quickly and I have to scrape it to drain. I'm thinking I nice whirlpool and a rest would be better. I hate to have to expose my wort to air and stirring once cooled. Them wild yeasts are everywhere!