bburleson
Member
I bought one of the false bottom kits for a 10 gallon round cooler. The pipe between the false bottom and the valve was solid SS. Checked it for leaks, and was ready to brew...
When I completed my mash, I opened the valve, got a few ounces of clear water, then nothing. Opened, closed, opened closed, etc., but couldn't get anything flowing. Stirred the grain bed, let it settle, still nothing.
I could blow air in through the tube (bubbled through the grain), which still didn't get anything flowing. But when I then tried sucking, I thought I'd have an aneurysm, as the sparge was majorly stuck.
Since I could blow through the valve, I know there weren't grains blocking it. But, before I go through the headache of dumping the cooler on my next mash, any ideas what may have caused this?
When I completed my mash, I opened the valve, got a few ounces of clear water, then nothing. Opened, closed, opened closed, etc., but couldn't get anything flowing. Stirred the grain bed, let it settle, still nothing.
I could blow air in through the tube (bubbled through the grain), which still didn't get anything flowing. But when I then tried sucking, I thought I'd have an aneurysm, as the sparge was majorly stuck.
Since I could blow through the valve, I know there weren't grains blocking it. But, before I go through the headache of dumping the cooler on my next mash, any ideas what may have caused this?