Hey all, been brewing for a few years and am moving to all grain. I've got all the hardware to make a mash tun, I planned on using it for a 100 qt coleman. Now I think I'd prefer to use the old orange home depot cooler.
All of my hardware is 1/2 inch. I have seen several conflicting threads, with dates both new and old, that state the hole size of the 10 gallon home depot cooler as 3/8 as well as 1/2. Others have said there is a "new" version of the bucket that calls for 1/2, then some people still insist they use 3/8.
I am heading to the home depot in the morning and was wondering if anyone here has first hand experience building a mash tun with a 10 gallon home depot cooler in the last year or so and what is the proper size hardware to use?
I've also read conflicting information on the rubber piece inside the hole... I'd prefer to use the rubber piece that comes with the cooler so if anyone has any updated info on that I would appreciate it. Sorry if this is a repeat... I've been searching for the answer for over an hour now and can not find it.
All of my hardware is 1/2 inch. I have seen several conflicting threads, with dates both new and old, that state the hole size of the 10 gallon home depot cooler as 3/8 as well as 1/2. Others have said there is a "new" version of the bucket that calls for 1/2, then some people still insist they use 3/8.
I am heading to the home depot in the morning and was wondering if anyone here has first hand experience building a mash tun with a 10 gallon home depot cooler in the last year or so and what is the proper size hardware to use?
I've also read conflicting information on the rubber piece inside the hole... I'd prefer to use the rubber piece that comes with the cooler so if anyone has any updated info on that I would appreciate it. Sorry if this is a repeat... I've been searching for the answer for over an hour now and can not find it.