Question about the Blichmann False Bottom

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Hey Folks,
I just picked up a 10 gallon Boilermaker the other day and was curious as to why Blichmann says not to use the false bottom for boils.

I'm pretty curious. . . It's not that different from the false bottom (perforated SS) that I use in my keggle. . .

Can anyone weigh in on this?

Thanks,
Chris
 
I can't really think of a reason why you couldn't... I use a FB in my 26 gal megapot as a hop/trub filter. However I can see how the slotted design of the Blichmann FB might clog up a lot faster than the holes punched in the FB I am using.
 
Blichman's website says that their FB disrupts the convection of the boil. This will cause the bottom, below the FB to supper heat and the rest of the wort to be u der heated. I would imagine a heat stick would off set this convection issue.
 
Hmmm. . . If heat gets trapped under the FB during the boil, wouldn't that also happen in the mash?
 
czucker said:
Hmmm. . . If heat gets trapped under the FB during the boil, wouldn't that also happen in the mash?
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Yes it would if direct firing the MT without circulating the wort somehow either manually or with a pump. I use a FB in my converted keg boil kettle without problems. The FB is the smaller 11" diameter pie plate style FB and not a Blichmann unit.
 

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