After looking long and hard before going to all-grain, I decided that the false-bottoms seem to be pretty hit or miss depending on the quality of the bottom, as well as the cooler itself.
So I decided to build a manifold! I ran to Home Depot and built this thing out of some copper pipe/fittings. Took my dremel to it, and this is the end result!
Here's my MT:
My manifold:
Underside:
All hooked up:
This thing flows great, as I have used it for only fly-sparging without issue. After several batches, it does not appear to channel at all, lets very little to no grains into the pot, and is easy to clean. I have so far been getting >70% efficiency with it, and am sure I can do better once I get my process nailed down.
So I decided to build a manifold! I ran to Home Depot and built this thing out of some copper pipe/fittings. Took my dremel to it, and this is the end result!
Here's my MT:
My manifold:
Underside:
All hooked up:
This thing flows great, as I have used it for only fly-sparging without issue. After several batches, it does not appear to channel at all, lets very little to no grains into the pot, and is easy to clean. I have so far been getting >70% efficiency with it, and am sure I can do better once I get my process nailed down.