I bought a 16Q Coleman cooler and equipped it with a 12" SS braid.
I bought a SS braided hose from Home Depot. I cut the ends off and pulled out the core. I tested it with hot water and it worked fine.
I did my mash. I injected steam in the braid to warm the mash. Everything worked great. (I'll post about the steam in another post.)
I heated the mash up to 170F with steam and then started to drain the bed. About a cup drained out and then it was stuck. I stirred and tried everything and I couldn't get it to flow.
I bought my mash from the LHBS. I've mashed it several times using false bottoms and never had a stuck mash before.
I dumped the cooler into my double pail false bottom setup and sparged it out, to decent efficiency, nonetheless, given the mess up !
I looked at the braid after the grains were dumped. The braid was collapsed. I put water in the cooler without touching it and it drained no problem.
What the hell is up with my SS braid ?
I'll post pictures of it tomorrow.
I bought a SS braided hose from Home Depot. I cut the ends off and pulled out the core. I tested it with hot water and it worked fine.
I did my mash. I injected steam in the braid to warm the mash. Everything worked great. (I'll post about the steam in another post.)
I heated the mash up to 170F with steam and then started to drain the bed. About a cup drained out and then it was stuck. I stirred and tried everything and I couldn't get it to flow.
I bought my mash from the LHBS. I've mashed it several times using false bottoms and never had a stuck mash before.
I dumped the cooler into my double pail false bottom setup and sparged it out, to decent efficiency, nonetheless, given the mess up !
I looked at the braid after the grains were dumped. The braid was collapsed. I put water in the cooler without touching it and it drained no problem.
What the hell is up with my SS braid ?
I'll post pictures of it tomorrow.