i did my first all grain today and everything went well except for the fact that my braid in my mash tun was floating in the middle. the wort seemed to drain fine but is this a problem? does this happen to anyone else?
Like this . . .I also put a length of copper tube inside the braid to prevent crushing. I bent it to fit the bottom of my cooler better an cut a bunch of slots with a hacksaw. It's working well so far, 6 batches later.
I used a quick tie to connect a large brass nut to the end of my braid. That keeps it from floating.
I really like this approach. You get all the benefits of both a braid and a manifold, but it is still cheap and easy to manufacture. Best of both worlds with almost none of the disadvantages.Like this . . .
I used a quick tie to connect a large brass nut to the end of my braid. That keeps it from floating.
I've never had this problem, why would stainless steel float in water?
Floating is probably the wrong word. The problem is more just in the movement that occurs from mixing. If you stir gently and with care, and have a relatively thin mash, simply weighting the end of your braid is fine. Stirring more vigorously and bumping the strand enough times will deform and kink it. Some styles call for a thicker mash. If the mash is thick enough and you raise the braid with your paddle, it may not return to the bottom of the tun.I've never had this problem, why would stainless steel float in water?
I have a question that is indirectly related to this thread.
I was able to clear it up but when I went to clean out the spent grains in the MLT I noticed that I had torn a couple of pretty good sized gaps/slashes in the SS braid (about 1/4") when stirring with the mash paddle.
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