My First Mash Tun w/Pics

Well boys and girls i'm going to be making the jump to AG. So I decided i would give making a mash tun a shot. This is what turned out. So what else do i need for AG brewing? I have all the equipment for extracts and i use an outdoor burner.

Here's a few pics from the build. Let me know if i can do anything to improve it. I'll be adding a hose barbed adapter when i get a chance to head to the hardware store.

Home Dept cooler

1/2 in. brass ball valve.

Can lift on the valve with a full 10 gal.

S/S house braid attached with zip tie and 1/4 square head plug.

Parts

Parts assembled. (washers up top are not part of this build.)

1/2 thread. I used some pipe tape on them before attaching ball valve

Looks good. I recommend installing a barbed fitting on the outlet of the valve. That way you can attach a length of tubing to it and drain the liquid into the kettle without it falling a long distance and splashing all over the place.

ReeseAllen said:

Looks good. I recommend installing a barbed fitting on the outlet of the valve. That way you can attach a length of tubing to it and drain the liquid into the kettle without it falling a long distance and splashing all over the place.

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In addition,without the barbed fitting , some tubing and some distance between mash tun and the recieving bucket/kettle you will not get good flow. Once you add grains and mash, you'll need the siphon to be able to drain all the wort. +1 to adding the tubing

ReeseAllen said:

Looks good. I recommend installing a barbed fitting on the outlet of the valve. That way you can attach a length of tubing to it and drain the liquid into the kettle without it falling a long distance and splashing all over the place.

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yeah i grabed the wrong size of barb adapter. To my defense i blame it on home depot for letting it sit on the wrong rack and not me for not reading the package

Looks good. Where in the depot do you find these coolers?

I never trust Home Depot or lowes to have the right pieces on the right shelves.

CoalCracker said:

Looks good. Where in the depot do you find these coolers?

I never trust Home Depot or lowes to have the right pieces on the right shelves.

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lawn and garden area. it was $39.96 just ask for a beverage/water cooler.
The adapter,ball valve,and s/s mesh was around $12 total.