motobrewer
I'm no atheist scientist, but...
Screw. Northern Brewer's. False bottom.
I've had a n-b false bottom for my 5gal mash tun for a year. never really that happy with it, never got a clean lauter.
with wheat/adjunct mashes it completely useless. i've always had to dump out my mashes, clean out the grain under the false bottom, and dump the mash back in.
today, i was mashing an all-barley ESB. 1.5 qt/lb. open the valve, nothing. blow back into the valve, still nothing. dump the mash out, like a freaking pound of grain under the false bottom. clean that out, re-add the mash. open the valve, nothing. blow back, nothing.
couldn't get it working. dumped the mash out. motherf*cker. this was for my daughter's birthday party. I paid northern brewer's grain premium, too. $1.90 for maris otter. and used their crush. pretty pissed right now.
I have a new tun on the way and a braid already in my hand. Still stings to lose a brewday. and my wyeast west yorkshire starter, what do I do with that? Won't be able to brew for a few weeks.
I've had a n-b false bottom for my 5gal mash tun for a year. never really that happy with it, never got a clean lauter.
with wheat/adjunct mashes it completely useless. i've always had to dump out my mashes, clean out the grain under the false bottom, and dump the mash back in.
today, i was mashing an all-barley ESB. 1.5 qt/lb. open the valve, nothing. blow back into the valve, still nothing. dump the mash out, like a freaking pound of grain under the false bottom. clean that out, re-add the mash. open the valve, nothing. blow back, nothing.
couldn't get it working. dumped the mash out. motherf*cker. this was for my daughter's birthday party. I paid northern brewer's grain premium, too. $1.90 for maris otter. and used their crush. pretty pissed right now.
I have a new tun on the way and a braid already in my hand. Still stings to lose a brewday. and my wyeast west yorkshire starter, what do I do with that? Won't be able to brew for a few weeks.