I'm in the process of putting together a nasty setup. I already bought (1) 100 quart stainless pot, and planning on 2 more. HLT, MT, and boiler pot.
Now, for the mash tun, how far off the bottom of the pot should I make the false bottom? I plan on placing the spigot on the side of the pot with a centralized pickup tube. Above that I have a very fine stainless mesh/screen material. Does it matter how high off the bottom of the pot the screen is? My idea was to place the spigot as low as possible, then place the screen just above that, probably be about 1 to 1.5 inches off the bottom. Does this sound adequate? Any problems I will run into with this setup?
For starters, I plan on direct firing the MT with a propane burner. Eventually, I may go with a true HERMS or RIMS setup... but for now, I think I'll stick with direct fired. I have yet to go all grain, and cant wait to do so. I just need to get my equipment together.
Thanks
Now, for the mash tun, how far off the bottom of the pot should I make the false bottom? I plan on placing the spigot on the side of the pot with a centralized pickup tube. Above that I have a very fine stainless mesh/screen material. Does it matter how high off the bottom of the pot the screen is? My idea was to place the spigot as low as possible, then place the screen just above that, probably be about 1 to 1.5 inches off the bottom. Does this sound adequate? Any problems I will run into with this setup?
For starters, I plan on direct firing the MT with a propane burner. Eventually, I may go with a true HERMS or RIMS setup... but for now, I think I'll stick with direct fired. I have yet to go all grain, and cant wait to do so. I just need to get my equipment together.
Thanks