Perforated Stainless false bottom for 70qt Coleman Xtreme ?

brewfeller · Aug 15, 2010

Has anyone made a perforated stainless false bottom for a 70qt Coleman Xtreme roller cooler?
It has an oddly shaped bottom due to the recessed wheel wells but I want to try making a false bottom for it.
I found this ...
http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=13533&step=4&id=1002&top_cat=1

So I suppose it is just a matter of cutting and shaping the metal to fit.
Has anybody done this with their 70qt Coleman Xtreme cooler?

ScubaSteve · Aug 15, 2010

I haven't seen it...most folks do a manifold or braid and get good results. You're probably gonna have a hard time sealing it with such a large perimeter.

Duckfoot · Aug 15, 2010

I was gonna order some perf SS and make a fb for my 70qt Coleman... I figure if you get it close enough to the sides, you can split some thin silicone tubing to fill any gaps along the edges...

Then again, I am working on a bottom drain keg-based MLT with full false bottom as my next project...

Jaybird · Aug 15, 2010

Shoot me the measurements via PM, lets see what I can do for it. I have a few ways to seal up the edges too.
Jay

OneHotKarl · Aug 15, 2010

I did a manifold with 1/2" SS tubing and compression fittings with holes drilled in it. Never once had a stuck mash and I've brewed 20+ times with it. I remove the manifold (by untwisting the compressing nut by hand) each time I brew to clean it. Pics:

wilceaser · Aug 16, 2010

Very nice!
Hey Snoworshine, do you remember the parts list you used for the thermometer bulkhead?

brewfeller · Aug 16, 2010

Here is my cooler... A little odd shaped bottom due to the wheel wells.

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w241/brewfeller/Mash Tun/IMG_1135.jpg

I would like to try to make a perforated false bottom to fit this.

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