Cold_Steel
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Who builds them? I need one custom.
custom false bottoms
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Jaybird was doing quite few. Try sending him a PM to see if he still makes them.
ajwillys
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Oh yeah, he's still doing them:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f41/jaybirds-stainless-false-bottoms-146056/
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f41/jaybirds-stainless-false-bottoms-146056/
yep, have a jaybird special hinged false bottom and it rocks.
jfkriege
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I just got one from jaybird a few days ago. They are great and he is easy to work with.
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mikefromcu
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What's the best design for the standoffs under the FB?
I have read that some use SS screws and a couple nuts, some use upside down triangular shapes welded underneath...
If you could build it any way, what would you do?
On my new MT, I have a bottom drain near one of the sidewalls.
Thanks for any ideas...
I have read that some use SS screws and a couple nuts, some use upside down triangular shapes welded underneath...
If you could build it any way, what would you do?
On my new MT, I have a bottom drain near one of the sidewalls.
Thanks for any ideas...
samc
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In a keggle, FB's properly sized don't need anything underneath for support. I used a SS nut & bolt for a handle on one side to help lift it out since it fits edge to edge. If you are not using a keggle just get bolts with 2 nuts each that fit the holes and the process will take a few minutes to fit the feet !
If he's got a bottom drain by the sidewall, I'm guessing it's a flat bottom vessel. If you can weld, maybe just tack some stainless nuts to the bottom of the FB.
mikefromcu
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You're right, Bobby. Flat bottom, 25" diameter. I have a welder (friend) and a sheet of 3/32 on the 5/32 perforated on McMaster-Carr lined up. Just wanted to see what folks thought of the standoffs.
So, you're suggesting just the nuts? I was going to go with 1" off the bottom, so I may have to use some s/s screws tacked to the bottom of the material.
So, you're suggesting just the nuts? I was going to go with 1" off the bottom, so I may have to use some s/s screws tacked to the bottom of the material.
Why would you want it so high off the bottom? That's a lot of um, not deadspace, I'll call it slack space. It's actually 2 gallons worth. If you've got a bottom drain, I'd have the FB sit 1/4" off the bottom.
ajwillys
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Yeah, I agree. Put it just far off enough off the bottom of the drain so that the occasional grain bit cannot clog it, like 1/8-1/4". If you're drain's not flush to the bottom (likely), compensate for that.
mikefromcu
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The drain is absolutely flush to the bottom, and b/c I have a tippy dump, I can actually slope it ever so slightly to the drain as well.
So the least deadspace the better, eh? That seems to be what I'm hearing.
So the least deadspace the better, eh? That seems to be what I'm hearing.
