Bazooka Screens... do you have one?

badmajon · Dec 14, 2010

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003ISY2DC/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

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 · Dec 14, 2010

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 · Dec 14, 2010

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

ultravista · Dec 15, 2010

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

ScubaSteve · Dec 15, 2010

motobrewer said:
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 · Dec 15, 2010

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 · Dec 15, 2010

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!

motobrewer · Dec 15, 2010

pearlbeer said:
I hate to have to expose my wort to air and stirring once cooled. Them wild yeasts are everywhere!

what? you want to oxygenate once the wort is cooled....

ultravista · Dec 15, 2010

motobrewer - are you saying the false bottom gives you trouble or the bazooka?

motobrewer · Dec 15, 2010

false bottom gave me trouble.

look here:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/first-g-abortion-209960/

and here:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/sparge-h-ll-i-need-help-200004/

Beer:30 · Dec 15, 2010

I have used both a false bottom and a bazooka screen. But I finally settled on a bazooka screen beneath my false bottom; it works like a charm and I never have problems or even complaints with any brew.

ipazilla · Dec 16, 2010

I recently got one it works well in my mash tun and easy to clean. Efficiency is slightly lacking however.

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