thenatibrewer
Well-Known Member
OK here it is. i would like to hear peoples opinions about what type of manifold people use for a keg that is converted to a mash tun. i have one that is very well insulated, but i have been working on manifold designs. i used to use a 10 gallon cooler from home depot. i had a false bottom in it. it seemed to work well but i wanted to use a keg. i just built a 3 tier sculpture. currently i put a 3/4" braided line in the bottom of my mash tun. my concern is the amount of space between the ball valve and the bottom of the keg. using a piece of 1/2 copper and some 45s i have the braided line lining on the bottom of the keg now. i guess the question is will this create a siphon so all or at least most of the wort would be drained? i also fly sparge if that matters. all opinions would be appreciated!!