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ChuckCollins · 01-19-2013, 12:20 AM

Thought I would post, I was not a tester so no discount

Very nicely made install was a breeze, I am very excited
to try it out

**MidTNJasonF** · 02-14-2013, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobby_M

I have no idea what that black crud could be but I can assure you it didn't leave the shop looking like that. I did ship two of them out in a flat rate envelope and I did have concerns that it was underpackaged. I printed out the postage before I realized the fit wouldn't allow for a lot of protective wrapping. The following four were packaged in medium flat rate boxes that allowed for much better protection.

What the heck could that coating have been?

That package was lodged in or stuck at some point in a high speed package conveyor. The conveyors have a hardish rubber belt that can generate a great deal of heat and friction when something gets stuck against it. The black crap is build up/residue of the belt. Saw it happen all to frequently when I worked at FedEx. We had to walk the belts every night to look for anything stuck or hung up.

**mors** · 02-14-2013, 12:49 PM

makes sense... I guess the holes in the false bottom scrubbed off that material... Good thing it was steel

Kiel · 03-12-2013, 03:04 AM

got mine, looking great. Thanks for the kit

**Bobby_M** · 05-02-2013, 07:40 PM

I'm just popping in here to provide an update on our design. We started welding on a nice thick trim washer for the center hole because the bottom hinge is interrupted. It's mostly for strength, but it provides a nice clean look to the hole as well. We're sticking with the pull tab handle to remove the FB from the keg, but the material thickness is now a full 1/8". It just has a better feel to it and is completely capable of removing the FB.

The other new picture shows that we've extended the hinge length to 6" on either side of the hole. 24 total welds.

**Barnesie** · 05-08-2013, 11:49 AM

Bobby -

I was one of the beta testers and have been putting the false bottom through its paces. I'm definatly getting more husk under the bottom then I'd like at the moment and think it's probably due to the size of the hole compared to my dip tube. Any chance you might start stocking some stainless washers the size of your dip tubes? I think that's all I'd need.

**Bobby_M** · 05-08-2013, 01:36 PM

I'm thinking that a short ring of silicone tubing would be a better solution because it can't lift off the FB like a loose trim washer would be.

**ColoHox** · 05-08-2013, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Barnesie

Bobby -

I was one of the beta testers and have been putting the false bottom through its paces. I'm definitely getting more husk under the bottom then I'd like at the moment and think it's probably due to the size of the hole compared to my dip tube. Any chance you might start stocking some stainless washers the size of your dip tubes? I think that's all I'd need.

I was a beta tester as well, with the same issue. I use a silicone washer on the diptube and that does a pretty good job. Though, every time I stir my mash, I have to use my spoon and push the washer down against the false bottom and plug that gap, and I still get a little debris coming through somewhere.

**Bobby_M** · 05-08-2013, 04:28 PM

Keep in mind that false bottoms inherently let some particulates through when stirring. They act as efficient filters once the grain bed as been set through gentle recirculation.