Thing1 with the mash bucket in the sparge position.
Thing1 with the mash bucket in the mashing position.
This is the inside of the mash bucket. The 4 bottom bolts are the studs that hold the bucket in the sparge position. The extra bolt further up covers a thermometer hole that was in the kettle from the factory. I'll solder a piece of SS over it someday.
This is the inner standpipe I'm using right now. The copper is pressed onto the standpipe to take up the clearance with the outer standpipe, which is a Sanke keg dip tube.
The copper is a piece of a 3/4" copper pipe connector. I pressed it down to fit by using a 3.4" Pex crimp tool, which was just a bit too big. I wrapped the connector piece with paper and then crimped it and it works perfectly.
I put some O Rings over the lower standpipe to hold the upper standpipe at the right height. I'll eventually use a clip.
Test fitting the mash bucket onto the boil kettle. I was happy to find it is very stable.
Here is the bolt sitting on the SS piece I soldered into the boil kettle. Explanation is in the next post.
Standpipe mounted in the screen in the bottom of the mash bucket.
It boils with pretty good vigor. Not as good as propane, but still a good, rolling boil. Time to boil is very fast.