gahrens
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Home depot has the 5 gals for $18 right by the Louis Joliet mall in IL.
Unless you put in near-boiling water, you shouldn't have got a bubble, although it won't hurt anything. The creaking and groaning is typical on the first use of the cooler. It will even happen with cool water, although warm water makes it louder.
After one or two brews, it won't happen any more.
i'm having a frustrating time trying to build this one. probably i am just a newb to hardware and missing something simple.
first problem was the barb and the ball valve does not seem to screw on very far onto the nipple - is this normal? just force it with a wrench? it seems to be resisting more than i would expect.
second problem was i picked up some 5/8th SS flat washers while i wait for the fenders i ordered and they will not slide onto the nipple past only a few threads. looks like either it's too tight or the threads are not even.
"weird" i thought so i went back and grabbed another nipple - same exact issues. i got all the recommended part numbers from home depot etc etc.. Any suggestions? i tried forcing it and that did nothing good....
I had to force screw on the ball valve the first time, then back it off, and upon final assembly they went together easily. Also, I had to file out some of the inside of my washers because they wouldnt fit over the threads as well.
First, the braid floats up and gets in the mash, especially when I stir, because I can't see where it is. I have a pretty long braid (I think 20 inches?) and I put a notched vinyl tube in it to give it some body. It is ziptied on and ziptie/clamped at the end. Is it ok for it to float up?
That's why the square head plug is used at the end of the braid, to provide some weight and anchor it to the bottom.
Mine is arranged in a big loop, connected at both ends. No floating problems.
I think I am going to build one of these in the next week or 2, just to play around w/ a false bottom in it w/ a diptube. How big do they make these coolers? 12-15 gallon?
I have a 10 gal Igloo cooler that I have attempted to convert and it leaks a lot.
I have 5 SS washers on the inside then on the outside I have the stock seal along with 5 more SS washers backing it. The igloo seems to have a larger hole than the Rubbermaid version. The opening is 7/8 and I am using 3/8 hardware.
Any ideas or thoughts on how I can get this to seal correctly?
I have a 10 gal Igloo cooler that I have attempted to convert and it leaks a lot.
I have 5 SS washers on the inside then on the outside I have the stock seal along with 5 more SS washers backing it. The igloo seems to have a larger hole than the Rubbermaid version. The opening is 7/8 and I am using 3/8 hardware.
Any ideas or thoughts on how I can get this to seal correctly?
Depends on if you want a beverage cooler, or just use any cube cooler. You can readily get 70qt coolers, the beverage coolers come in 5, 7, and 10 gallons only.
Are you using 1/2" stuff or 3/8" Jaybird?
the beverage coolers come in 5, 7, and 10 gallons only.
For the price of the 10 gal you might as well get a rectangular 60 quart for the same price(or cheaper). Hard to use a false bottom though but gr8 for batch.
Anyone in here use a SS false bottom and batch sparge? I got a free one from a friend and was wondering if it's worth using over the braid in a 10Gal round cooler. The braid has been working fine, but I am leaving a bit of wort in the bottom of the MLT during lauter.
...not going to bother fly sparging any time soon. just curious.
Did you put rubber tubing inside the braid? If so, that was your problem. Common mistake.Even after using a nut to keep the end from floating down, this version of a screen performed poorly. I plan on buying a bazooka or something else besides the recommended use. I had a stuck sparge the first time I used this.
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