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Ya, I do the same. O well. Guess we will see how it goes on the second use. Hopefully it doesn't just crack in half on me.

czukowski

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Thanks Flyguy for the post. I just finished mine tonight and it cost a bit more but still under $100. Had to add some washers and a gasket at the seal point. Three tries and no leaks now. Gonna plan my first all grain next weekend.

Cheers!

jppostKW

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has anyone who built this recently noticed that they changed the design of the cooler seal to more of a grommet style rather than a square cut oring like came with my 5 gallon i built a couple years ago?






edit new seal worked fine first try no leaks

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Can I do 5 gallon batches in a 10 gallon water cooler or is that overkill?

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I'm new here but I think the 10G is perfect for 5G batches. If you get a large grain bill you'll quickly find that you'll need that overhead space in your MLT! If you do some high OG beers with huge grain bills like 15-18 lbs. (those are big to me as a noob, there are probably larger grain bills), it'll be just right.

I did a Pumpkin Ale and put it in my 10G Rubbermaid Cooler and it was about 3/4 full when I put the sparge water in it.

I think you'll find the 10G is just right for 5-5 1/2 G batches.

Good luck!

Jeff

johnnybrew

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Yep. I do 5 gal batches in a 10 gal round cooler. Works great and gives you the freedom to scale up to a 10 gal comfortably. Good luck!

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I think I'm going to give this project a try but I have a few rookie questions. The ss braid & false bottom are doing the same thing right? Acting as a Filter. I did a search on youtube & seen some folks had a system of copper tubing in the bottom of thier coolers. Are these "homemade" false bottoms? Are there many small holes drilled in the copper tubing? I think I'm going to go with the ss braid but I was just wondering the pros & cons of the options available.

jppostKW

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They are called manifolds and are usally designed to minimize channeling. I f you are batch sparging the braid is the way to go if you fly sparge that is where the false bottom and manifolds come in

Billy

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Just a quick note for all of you out there. I made another one of these today but like many of you had issues with finding the washers. I ended up changing to a 1/4" ball valve and then a 1/4"xclose brass nipple then adapted up to 3/8" on the braid side which let me drop down to 1/2 inch washers instead of the 5/8. Also going from the 1 1/2" brass nipple to a close (about 7/8") I didn't need as many spacer washers to get it to fit correctly.
I'm thinking this probably won't affect my drain speed as the inside is the same diameter as the 3/8" barb coming off the end of the ball valve., It just puts the choke point a little farther back in the line. Will report tomorrow after making my Hobgoblin clone.

fc36

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I got a 12" SS false bottom from Midwest Supplies.
Here's the link: http://www.midwestsupplies.com/12-stainless-steel-false-bottom.html