Cheap and easy mashtun build

Reddog68 · 03-25-2009, 03:58 AM

My old mashtun was showing some signs of wear, so i figured it was time to build a new one! I didn't see any threads on rectangular MT builds, so i figured I would document my project for you guys.
First order of business was to get a cooler, i got a igloo marine 48 qt--$25 (Walmart).
Other parts used:
1/4" Brass nipple X 2.5"
1/4" Brass 90
2- 1/4"X3/8 Hose barb
Misc 1/4" copper pipe fittings

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The best part of this build is the simple bulkhead fitting, all you need is a 2.5" nipple and a couple of hose barbs.

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All i did was just press the brass nipple into the bulkhead fitting, just heat up the plastic fitting and then press in the nipple. Then I took the bulkhead fitting and put it back into the cooler, using the original washers and locknut.
I had some extra copper pipe laying around, so i used it to make a sparge arm and manifold. I attached the sparge arm to the lid of the cooler to keep it out of the way.

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All said and done i have about $55 bucks in this, not bad!

chenwood · 03-25-2009, 04:40 AM

Reddog68 · 03-25-2009, 04:45 AM

I am such a friggin noobie! What happened to my pics?

chenwood · 03-25-2009, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reddog68

My old mashtun was showing some signs of wear, so i figured it was time to build a new one! I didn't see any threads on rectangular MT builds, so i figured I would document my project for you guys.
First order of business was to get a cooler, i got a igloo marine 48 qt--$25 (Walmart).
Other parts used:
1/4" Brass nipple X 2.5"
1/4" Brass 90
2- 1/4"X3/8 Hose barb
Misc 1/4" copper pipe fittings

The best part of this build is the simple bulkhead fitting, all you need is a 2.5" nipple and a couple of hose barbs.

All i did was just press the brass nipple into the bulkhead fitting, just heat up the plastic fitting and then press in the nipple. Then I took the bulkhead fitting and put it back into the cooler, using the original washers and locknut.
I had some extra copper pipe laying around, so i used it to make a sparge arm and manifold. I attached the sparge arm to the lid of the cooler to keep it out of the way.

All said and done i have about $55 bucks in this, not bad!

Rehosted & can only do 4 pics at once

chenwood · 03-25-2009, 04:50 AM

Here is the last pic.
I couldn't see the pictures inline so I rehosted, but I'm on chrome so maybe I'm alone.

Reddog68 · 03-25-2009, 05:06 AM

Thanks Chenwood, i need all the help i can get!

**TXCurtis** · 03-25-2009, 06:34 AM

Nevermind.

Use a different hosting site ;-)

use [IMG]image url[/IMG]

Daddymem · 03-25-2009, 12:53 PM

Change this:
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To

by using the little mountain icon to insert your images.

**TXCurtis** · 03-25-2009, 06:10 PM

The kodakgallery thing still doesn't work for direct linking, at least here.

Photobucket and flickr are the two I use, and I'm happy with both.

Ogre7878 · 03-25-2009, 06:43 PM

I'm thinking about building one of these but don't know what size cooler to purchase. I have never done all-grain, but I will eventually want to be able to do 10 gallon batches. Will the 48qt cooler be large enough to hold all the grain necessary for 10 gallon batches?