I have two questions:
DIP TUBES
I just finished converting two sanke kegs into an HLT and keggle. I installed a center tube in the HLT and a side one in the keggle. These are ones I bought: http://www.bargainfittings.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=94
Prior to installing them my motivation/thought was that they would help siphon out more liquid. But, after testing it seems that their true value could only be appreciated if a pump is used. Even after tipping the vessel there was still almost an entire gallon of water left behind in the keggle setup with the side tube (way too much wort to be left behind on a brew day). What am I missing here? Do I need a pump? Tilting the keggle without the dip tube was much better at getting most of the test water out.
FALSE BOTTOM
I have a 10 gal drink cooler MLT with a false bottom and did my first AG batch last Monday and found that a lot of wort gets left behind because of the height of the dome on the false bottom. I tilted it, but there was still a lot of great wort left behind! That's my wort and I want it, damnit! I had an idea to add a small piece of tubing in the opening underneath the false bottom, like a dip tube, and tested it with some water today (see image below). But again, once the fluid level gets below the level of the ball valve, nothing short of suction is going to get the rest of the fluid out of there. Again tilting only helped minimally. Is this just a drawback of the false bottom? Do I need to employ suction here too?
Thanks for anyone who can give me their thoughts/experience on these two topics.
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DIP TUBES
I just finished converting two sanke kegs into an HLT and keggle. I installed a center tube in the HLT and a side one in the keggle. These are ones I bought: http://www.bargainfittings.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=94
Prior to installing them my motivation/thought was that they would help siphon out more liquid. But, after testing it seems that their true value could only be appreciated if a pump is used. Even after tipping the vessel there was still almost an entire gallon of water left behind in the keggle setup with the side tube (way too much wort to be left behind on a brew day). What am I missing here? Do I need a pump? Tilting the keggle without the dip tube was much better at getting most of the test water out.
FALSE BOTTOM
I have a 10 gal drink cooler MLT with a false bottom and did my first AG batch last Monday and found that a lot of wort gets left behind because of the height of the dome on the false bottom. I tilted it, but there was still a lot of great wort left behind! That's my wort and I want it, damnit! I had an idea to add a small piece of tubing in the opening underneath the false bottom, like a dip tube, and tested it with some water today (see image below). But again, once the fluid level gets below the level of the ball valve, nothing short of suction is going to get the rest of the fluid out of there. Again tilting only helped minimally. Is this just a drawback of the false bottom? Do I need to employ suction here too?
Thanks for anyone who can give me their thoughts/experience on these two topics.
[click to see bigger image]