stainless braid V.S. false bottom

isac777 · 12-27-2008, 04:37 AM

Am looking at making my mash tun with a 15 gallon ss pot (i.e. the $59 jobee). I am looking forward to making many rye, hefs, and standard ales. Should I consider a bargain fitting SS braided hoses on the dump valve or just nut up and go with SS false bottom? Any experience with the hose, stories would be great, but think I am going with the false bottom.

**Jaybird** · 12-27-2008, 04:59 AM

False Bottom!

Stevorino · 12-27-2008, 05:23 AM

I use a Bazooka tube-- but I also batch sparge. If you are fly sparging -- I would definitely go False Bottom. In short: If you are batch sparging, it literally doesn't matter what you use as long as it will filter out the grains. If you are fly sparging, you want to distribute the suction from the gravity feed/pump as much as possible. For this reason, False bottoms are best because they distribute the suction across the entire bottom of your vessel.

In Short:

If you are batch sparging: You'll get the same results regardless
If you are fly sparging (or plan to soon): Go False Bottom, it's the best and most efficient way to fly sparge.

BuffaloSabresBrewer · 12-27-2008, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stevorino

I use a Bazooka tube-- but I also batch sparge. If you are fly sparging -- I would definitely go False Bottom. In short: If you are batch sparging, it literally doesn't matter what you use as long as it will filter out the grains. If you are fly sparging, you want to distribute the suction from the gravity feed/pump as much as possible. For this reason, False bottoms are best because they distribute the suction across the entire bottom of your vessel.

In Short:

If you are batch sparging: You'll get the same results regardless
If you are fly sparging (or plan to soon): Go False Bottom, it's the best and most efficient way to fly sparge.

Pretty well put. I batch spare and dont plan on fly sparging anytime soon so I use a SS braid. I might move to a manifold but not right away but basically either will work if you batch sparge but SS braids are proven and cheap.