Well got mine built today, thanks to skifast1 . I didn't buy an O ring, what is the point in this part? Just filed mine with hot water and it does not leak at all. Is their any kind of special treatment or cleaning that i need to do before I use it.
Finally did it yesterday. brewed up a irish red. Held the temp rock solid and the lautering/sparge went w/o a hitch.
Initial gravity ended up 10 pts higher than target, 1.050, shoulda been 1.040. Ended up w/ ~5gal.
I did add a smaller washer to take up dead space between exterior spacing washers and the cooler wall where theres an indent, and replaced hose clamps w/ small plasic zip ties.
OOT, i had to replace what i thought was a SS braid becaue it was plastic look alike! Thanks to posters I thankfully avoided that mess.
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"Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration." Lincoln's First Annual Message to Congress, December 3, 1861.
does your guy's valve turn when you open and shut it, or are you getting it tight enough that everything stays in place?
Mine wiggles a bit, but I just hold the valve body with my other hand to minimize any lateral movement. I'd be curious to know if those who've purchased the purpose-built bulkheads from NB have seen a stiffer connection to the cooler body
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Looking at going ag. Thanks for the great post! Couple of questions...
1. Why does the cooler have to be 10 gallons if I am doing 5 gallon batches?
2. Why is everyone buying 2 of these (do I need a seperate mt and lt?)? Is it for rests? Why do you need rests?
3. What is a"hot liquor tank"? DO I need one? Why can't I just use my brew kettle?
4. How do I figure out the efficiency after brewing?
5. How do I figure out how much water to use with the grain, then how much with the batch sparge?
6. Do you still steep specialty grains or put then in with the base grain?
I saw an earlier post where a guy was using a 5g cooler and a similar homemade setup, put in 160 degree water held for an hour, then let it run into the brewpot. Then soak (sparge) the grain with 170, recycle that water a few times, then into the brewpot. What does the second cooler do? Thanks!!!
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