jcarson83
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Lauter Tun vs False Bottom. Which do you prefer? This is for a partial mash so I guess you could choose C, grain bag.
What exactly do you mean?jcarson83 said:Lauter Tun vs False Bottom.
Blender said:If you are batch sparging just use a stainless steel braid. It's about as easy as it gets. Look at the way this guy does it..> http://cruisenews.net/brewing/infusion/page1.php
His system is really simple and his braid is the right size. A longer braid will not make any difference but if you go that route make sure the braid is actually stainless steel and not nylon or plastic that looks like stainless.jcarson83 said:Yeah, I'm a *******. I meant manifold.
I like that stainless steel braid idea. I was leaning away from it because I thought it was somthing you had to buy from the home brewer store. Would it be better to use a longer braid?
I have a larger rectangular cooler and use a braid. It works very well. The round coolers are expensive for their size and the rectangular ones are a better buy with the option of doing all grain brewing. The thing I have found most important is the quality of the grain crush. I had poor results with Morebeer and better results with the local shop.the_bird said:wow, that looks like a real easy way to get into doing partial mashes. Blender, have you used that system? It works as well as some of the other systems I've seen people here build?
Actually the grain bed does a lot of the filtering once you run clear on the wort. You know the husks and all.jcarson83 said:Why wouldn't some sort of a screen on the spout to the cooler work just as well if you batch sparging? I mean thats essentially whats going on with the SS braid anyway. As long as an adequate amount of water can pass through the screen closer to the spigot then there will be no negative pressure in the rest of the braid.
Lost said:edit: bags are for steeping. I wouldn't call it a partial mash if it's done in a bag or colander (no offense to you colander users). And I don't want to start a debate about steeping vs. PM... yeah, I know it's technically a PM if you hold a mash temp and expect starch conversion from your grains.
jcarson83 said:Why wouldn't some sort of a screen on the spout to the cooler work just as well if you batch sparging? I mean thats essentially whats going on with the SS braid anyway. As long as an adequate amount of water can pass through the screen closer to the spigot then there will be no negative pressure in the rest of the braid.
sudsmonkey said:I've made a manifold out of sch.40 PVC with roughly a million holes drilled in it. Anyone else used this? Can PVC stand up to the heat? I didn't glue the joints so that it can come apart for cleaning. Gonna do a test run with water tomorrow to try it and my cobbled up brewkettle out. Going for mt first AG on Tuesday. Drinking my last extract now. Forty dollars vs, twenty two dollars per batch.......hope this works!
jaymack said:Ok.. that makes sense. But the guy doesn't seem to have a ton of extra equipment compared to some of the other set-ups I've seen.
Is that effecient enough?
jaymack said:Would this suffice for a mash/lauter tunn?
http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442208635&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1408474396672293&bmUID=1169239640999
Drunk Munk said:Checked out Home Depot, Lowes and even two auto part stores, but can't seem to find what you guys are calling a stainless steel braid. From the pictures on the website it looks like it would used to reinforce fuel lines or the hoses in a car, but I'm not really sure. I'm just curious to know where anyone bought it. If you know...let me know.
Thanks.
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