jvend

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hi, how does a homebrew manifold works? I see it always closed, how does the wort enters that?

ajf

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It has slits cut in the underside, The wort enters through the slits.


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mtk6006

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A mash tun manifold?

dbrewski

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Look at this to see the underside of a manifold:

mashtunmanifold

jvend

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and why atre the slids placed facing down? isnt it more comfortable if.there facing up? also, how the homebrewer gets to disperse if the grains block the slids?

knuckleheadbrewing

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I use a false bottom...But i'd imagine the reason the slits are placed on the bottom is to deter the grains from clogging the slits.

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And the heigh of the tubing would all be liquid lost so better suction effect from the bottom and better filtering as well

Bithead

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John Palmer says place the slots/holes either up or down. I do them down, less dead space.
Appendix D - Building a Mash/Lauter Tun

D.1 Building the Manifold