Cheap & Easy 10 Gallon Rubbermaid MLT Conversion - Page 57

bkvail · 11-13-2008, 08:34 PM

am looking at the DIY section and came across this - I'm assuming this is used for bottling beer? Or just easy dispensing?

**Revvy** · 11-13-2008, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by bkvail

am looking at the DIY section and came across this - I'm assuming this is used for bottling beer? Or just easy dispensing?

No.......it is the mash tun in all grain brewing....it's for converting the starch in grain to wort, through the adding of water to grain at a certain temp for a fixed amount of time.

BullF-16 · 11-16-2008, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by phissionkorps

Without reading all 56 pages of this...where can I get SS 5/8" washers? I looked at Lowe's, which had every size BUT 5/8ths, and home depot, where they didn't have SS anything.
Not that it matters much, but I bought everything at Lowe's except the cooler ($18 - Walmart), and I'm pushing $58 right now.

I bought a 1/2 inch SS washer at lowes and just drilled it out to 5/8. worked like a champ

LooyvilleLarry · 11-17-2008, 01:34 AM

At Lowes, there are some 3/4 SS washers ( next bin over from the 1/2).

If you combine these with an o-ring, it will work out just perfect. My oring was from a corny.

JerD · 11-24-2008, 03:30 AM

Aha! Success! Now to get some grain

cellardoor · 11-25-2008, 01:48 AM

Thanks FlyGuy for this. I just finished mine today. Cost me less than $20 for the whole thing since I had a 5 gallon rubbermaid at my parents house from my soccer playing days. Did a 5 gallon hot water test with it and it maybe leaked 3 drops throughout the whole hour and only lost 1.2 degrees F. I'm going to tighten it a little bit more or put another o-ring in hopes of having it leak free. I'm fine with only 3 drops over the course of an hour but I'm not sure if over time it would ruin the insulation in the cooler.

**RevRon** · 11-27-2008, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by papabeach1

that's what I am look for !!! thanks big time!! now we have today's 2 cent KEG!!

and I will do that one !! thank you!!

Hes not making a keg hes making a mashtun. Thier two totally different things. You really need to read a book on homebrewing.

Dloucks · 12-05-2008, 10:36 PM

Fastenal's part number is 71225 and they are 1.60 a piece

I just ordered 5 of them but it will take 2 days for them to get from the IN warehouse to Missouri.

I've spent so much stinking money on little parts trying to make this thing work I might have been better off going the ebay route. Either way this time next week I should be mashing!

TerryWendel · 12-06-2008, 12:04 AM

I got some supposedly all SS washers from Ace. I bought a few and will be putting one in a glass of water for a while to test if there's any corrosion. Should I up the acidity or should plain tap water be a good test?

FlyGuy · 12-06-2008, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by TerryWendel

I got some supposedly all SS washers from Ace. I bought a few and will be putting one in a glass of water for a while to test if there's any corrosion. Should I up the acidity or should plain tap water be a good test?

Put them in a glass of coke or pepsi. If that doesn't corrode them, you are golden.