I saw some of those on here and they do look pretty cool.
But they look like a big project to build and buying the stuff doesn't look cheap.
And I still don't see what the big deal is about lifting a bucket and gently pouring the pot into a bucket. It just seems like such a trivial step to go to bunch of trouble to avoid. Takes a few seconds.
I promise I'm not trying to be difficult guys and I really appreciate the input. Maybe it's that over the last 12 years or so...on other DIY-type sites like guitar-tube-amp-building or even just guitar player/gear sites...that there's no shortage of either bad info or not-applicable info or exaggerations/etc. So I now instinctively take anything on the net with a pound of salt...maybe two pounds. I'm not saying you guys aren't right and I'm sure it works for you but I'm just not 100% convinced it's what is best
for me.
Like plumbing a lauter into my mash pot...my first thought was; "Why would I go to all the trouble to do that when I can just lift a bucket?" I'll be brewing probably less than once a month if that. As you can probably tell...I don't really want a bunch of specialty, single-purpose equipment around if I can help it. Plain ole buckets and pots are multi-purpose.