12" False Bottom for my 10 Gallon MLT

I have a 10 gallon rubbermaid cooler & I currently use a ssteel braid.

I just bought a 12" false bottom for it as I'm getting soem stuck sparges.

Anyhoo, after I clicked the buy button to confirm the order I was wondering if the false bottom requires a pump or can I just continue bacth sparging using gravity?

No pump needed.

I had the exact opposite experience. I had no stuck sparges with the braid and had a few with a full false bottom.

I even tried a new braid..maybe I'm milling the grain too finely..although I have it on the default setting.

Brewing using the new false bottom probably late this early next week..

I use the same setup with the 12" false bottom. No pump needed, drains fine with gravity.

5 batches in and No stuck sparges! 1 Pale Ale, 1 Amber Ale, 1 Old Ale, 1 Wheat Beer & 1 IPA. The Old Ale had 22 lbs of grain .. really maxed out the MLT, but no problem with the sparging.

On the wheat beer, I added 1/2 lbs of rice hulls just to be sure I wouldn't be stuck. A very cheap insurance policy against stuck sparges.... Good luck!

--LexusChris