Mashing in a Keggle

diptherunner · Dec 6, 2012

Hey all. I am curious about tying to mash in a keggle. All of the false bottoms that I have seen have a piece of pipe that connect up to the ball valve. That's against gravity? Do you need a pump to do it, or am I missing something?

tsb22 · Dec 6, 2012

One word: Siphon

It's the same effect as when you are racking beer out of a carboy, the liquid can flow up as long as it is eventually flowing lower.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphon

diptherunner · Dec 6, 2012

That's what I was thinking, but wasn't sure. Thanks!

Bobby_M · Dec 6, 2012

Or you can flip the keg over and bottom drain it.

slakwhere · Dec 8, 2012

if you have HERMS, RIMS, insulation or some other way to keep the heat in the keggle, i am 100% on board with bottom drain + false bottom with no hole. 100% return of liquid, clean in place capable, no need for dip tubes.

my experience with a keggle mash tun is that it won't hold temps without some other way to heat the mash.

Mashing in a Keggle

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