Recent content by Nordmadr

Thanks all. I will definitely be getting something designed for the job sooner rather than later.

Well, I finished my cooler mash tun the other day and was anxious to do my first all grain mash. Overall, the process went great with one major exception. First, I inadvertently ordered my most recent grains unmilled and I do not yet have anything for appropriate milling. So I attempted to...

Well I got this put together and leak tested successfully. Ready to put some grain through it later today.

Thanks for the extra tips. I see there are simpler solutions but I started putting mine together last night with the parts I already had (confirmed lead free fittings). Unfortunately, the pass through piece of pipe (1.5" long) is not long enough for this style cooler so I need to make hopefully...

I'm anxious to get a mash tun put together, so using the parts described in the initial post, plus some assorted extra gaskets, I've opted to buy one of these Coleman Xtreme 50 quart coolers ($30 at Wal-mart). They boast of up to 5 days insulating power and the design is moderately compact and...

Done!

Well, I ordered it online yesterday, for store stock. A day later they are still processing something I was supposed to be able to pick up in 2 hours and now I'm aggravated by it. They either don't have one and didn't let me know or they can't close off one of those aisles like they always do...

OK, the cooler search is getting silly. I'm going to buy a rectangle one and go from there. Drill my own hole if needed.

It seems the hard thing to find in Central New York in February is a 10 gallon Rubbermaid cooler. The folks at Home Depot had 2 in stock but they weren't on the floor yet. No one wanted to sell me one enough to go get it. Unfortunately, they appear to be the only place in 100 miles that I can...

I'm going to try and buy the stuff to build one of these today. I'll let you know how it goes.

This is what I do. They love it!

Hello all. I've been brewing off and on for several years and have been bitten by the bug again more in the last year or two. My most recent beers include a red ale, brown ale, single hop pale ale, IPA, and an Imperial Stout. Looking forward to reading through the forums here.