BendBrewer
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Holy crap. How did you get them home?
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Holy crap. How did you get them home?
found a stainless 5/8 washer at Menards in wi. So, there out there. Just not easy to find.
I get really bad temperature loss with this setup. Even when pre-heating the tun with boiling water. What did I do wrong?
I get really bad temperature loss with this setup. Even when pre-heating the tun with boiling water. What did I do wrong?
Maybe it's just bad luck or what but I've gone through two of these coolers now (10 gal) due to cracking just from tap hot water.
I just want to brew!
What size and kind of tubing do you need from this MLT to the boil kettle?
I just built this with a 5 gallon igloo cooler from Wal-Mart $15 and all the required plumbing parts from Lowe's for about $28, INCLUDING SS fender washer 2 pack. What the heck plumbing wise did you get that you spent $70 in parts???
I just built this with a 5 gallon igloo cooler from Wal-Mart $15 and all the required plumbing parts from Lowe's for about $28, INCLUDING SS fender washer 2 pack. What the heck plumbing wise did you get that you spent $70 in parts???
Not quite as cheap as it was when the original post was started. I just got back from home depot and scored a 10g (37.99) and all the exact parts as listed for a total of $70. That did not include the fender washers I already had. Damn, plumbing parts are high these days.
I'm looking forward to doing this build and start stepping up my capacity for homebrew. I just wanted to see what the latest word on the SS hose clamps was. I saw a post early in the thread showing some corrosion but haven't seen too many listing that as an issue. I am planning to do the copper spring stiffener inside the braid and just wondering what people are finding successful. Thanks for the info!
SS Hose clamps are working fine for me.
Thanks BendBrewer -- I thought there would be a lot more feedback since this is such a popular thread.
I went out and bought my parts yesterday -- the stainless steel hose clamps I got are marked "Corrosion Resistant" too, so hopefully that will be enough to prevent that rusty picture from early on in this thread. With the climate we have down here in Tucson, I should be able to set my Tun outside to dry almost instantly and prevent any extra moisture from hanging around. It's a dry heat.
I decided to go a bit of a different route and install a Tee inside the cooler on the end of the nipple and do a circular loop of SS braid with a coiled up pice of copper wire inside for rigidity. I'll post pictures after I do my build (hopefully next weekend). I did a quick dry fit last night and it only took about 20 minutes to get everything apart/together. Now I just have to find that 5/8" SS washer and I'll be ready to go.
BendBrewer, nice avatar. Love me some Kimock.
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