Hello!
So, I have drafted up a concept of what I am planning.
As you can see, it is a large stock pot that has had a thermometer, cooling coil and siphon tube modified onto it.
I bought four glass carboys, but then found out later that they were not capable of being heated to the temperatures found after mashing. Basically, if I dump my hot mash into these carboys they will shatter.
The solution it seems is to create a way to cool the mash before putting it into the carboys. The problem then becomes how to avoid contamination.
My idea is to put a glass siphoning tube into my mashing pot. The mash will be brought to a full boil. Then, I will use the cooling coil to bring it down to a reasonable temperature. After that, I will use the siphon to draw it into the carboy(s) without exposing it to contamination.
The carboys have rubber stops for lids. I plan to put a glass siphoning tube into them just like the mash pot.
The first step will be to put four holes into the stock pot:
There are three at the top. Two are for the cooling coil and the other is for the siphoning tube. The one on the side is for the thermometer.
Next, I will put rubber stops into the holes to seal them off:
This should form a pretty decent seal.
Finally, I will put small holes into the rubber stops and force my instruments through them:
It should all be pretty secure at that point. I figure if I draw a siphon and quickly pop the siphoning line onto the glass tube from the carboy, I should be able to avoid much contamination.
Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions? I want to add some kind of filter at the bottom to collect the grain and such but haven't worked that out yet.
So, I have drafted up a concept of what I am planning.
As you can see, it is a large stock pot that has had a thermometer, cooling coil and siphon tube modified onto it.
I bought four glass carboys, but then found out later that they were not capable of being heated to the temperatures found after mashing. Basically, if I dump my hot mash into these carboys they will shatter.
The solution it seems is to create a way to cool the mash before putting it into the carboys. The problem then becomes how to avoid contamination.
My idea is to put a glass siphoning tube into my mashing pot. The mash will be brought to a full boil. Then, I will use the cooling coil to bring it down to a reasonable temperature. After that, I will use the siphon to draw it into the carboy(s) without exposing it to contamination.
The carboys have rubber stops for lids. I plan to put a glass siphoning tube into them just like the mash pot.
The first step will be to put four holes into the stock pot:
There are three at the top. Two are for the cooling coil and the other is for the siphoning tube. The one on the side is for the thermometer.
Next, I will put rubber stops into the holes to seal them off:
This should form a pretty decent seal.
Finally, I will put small holes into the rubber stops and force my instruments through them:
It should all be pretty secure at that point. I figure if I draw a siphon and quickly pop the siphoning line onto the glass tube from the carboy, I should be able to avoid much contamination.
Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions? I want to add some kind of filter at the bottom to collect the grain and such but haven't worked that out yet.