Looking for a sprinkler

Seems to me that instead of slowing pouring your hot water onto the your mash (spargeing) with a . . .whatever you use - there would be something like a hand held garden sprinkler with many holes in it to use.

This would even out the water from a slow gush to a soft even sprinkle

Am I nuts? Does this make sense?? Is there somethign out there?

my only concern with a garden sprinkler type deal is it going to leach lead and or chemicals . Since they don"t have to be food grade you could have anything in there

Phils Sparge Arm or Biermunchers bucket full-o-holes device.

I have done the spoarge arm thing and find it to be a waste of time. I just let the hose dump onto a perforated pie tin and call it good.

Sometimes too much stuff is just that.

GilaMinumBeer said:

Phils Sparge Arm or Biermunchers bucket full-o-holes device.

I have done the spoarge arm thing and find it to be a waste of time. I just let the hose dump onto a perforated pie tin and call it good.

Sometimes too much stuff is just that.

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+1 I used a SS bowl and let the water flow up and over the rim worked fine.kept a nice 2 inch layer on top of the grains . I batch sparge now

I like the above recommendations, but all is moot because I batch sparge.

I don't fly sparge, but what about this:


Quick internet search:
Nelson Ring Sprinkler - at NetShops

It's all plastic but I don't know the type. You would just ned to get the correct adapters maybe in inline valve to control the flow.
Better yet an adapter to connect it to the kettle ball valve and use it in a 3 tier system...

You could build a copper monstrosity like mine. I think I saw in BYO they made a sparge manifold using a shower head, that seemed to work fairly well.

Will that plastic take the heat? Sprinklers might bake in the sun some, but usually don't get 165F water. Besides the risk of deforming it at heat, I would wonder about it leaching stray chemicals at that temperature. I'm pretty sure it is not food grade for any organism higher than worms.

I vote for copper.

As always, I vote for batch sparging and to heck with sprinkling.

How about a stainless steel kitchen sink sprayer? Something like that?

The Pol uses a flexible coolant line in his rig. It's adjustable, and you can recirculate with it or sparge just below the water line. I might get one myself.

bradsul said:

You could build a copper monstrosity like mine. I think I saw in BYO they made a sparge manifold using a shower head, that seemed to work fairly well.

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That's damn impressive bradsul.

I vote batch sparge at first. You don't need any "special" equipment or own a copper mine like brad to do it.

mmb said:

That's damn impressive bradsul.

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I think you meant to say 'excessive'. Therein lies one of the problems of having a brother who's a plumber. I get all the free materials I want.

bradsul said:

I think you meant to say 'excessive'. Therein lies one of the problems of having a brother who's a plumber. I get all the free materials I want.

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3 brother-in-laws are plumbers. My copper immersion chiller cost me about $6 for the hoses.

You can always go with a 12" shower head. Would be perfect for the round water coolers.



But they are damn pricey.


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This worked pretty well for me.
I still fill the bucket using a saucepot...but I can dump all it will hold and walk away.

Cheap too.