Welding a false bottom to a SS pot and inserting into a keg MLT???

[MonkeyWrench]

I am wondering if anyone has done so, if not..why?

What I am thinking about is getting a large but cheap SS pot and cut the bottom out completely and weld on a false bottom. This would then insert down into the keg MLT and the grain goes inside. Then when sparge is done, just remove the pot/false bottom that contains all of your spent grain and dispose.

Bottom drain would probably be neccessary, that would compicate things. Any other draw backs to such a system. Yes, I know wet grain is heavy, but too heavy to lift out?

Obvoiusly temperature monitoring would need to be done from above, but this would be in a RIMS system I am planning, so temp will be close to PID settings anyway.

Opinions???

 

[ScubaSteve]

Sure it can be done...get a few beers and a few hours and read THIS......

 

[kgfitz]

if your going to cut the bottom out why not just drill holes in the bottom then you dont haft to cut or weld the bottom it kind of sounds like a zappap or what ever it is from the joys of hombrewing

 

[MonkeyWrench]

Actually Steve, I remember following your build for the first couple months, that's probably where I got the idea. I guess the main difference would be that I plan to use two vessels and on-demand sparge through the RIMS tube at 6000+ watts. I guess my main concern is lifting the grain bill for a 10g batch.

Kgfitz, you make a good point, I could just insert false bottom and drill large holes in the existing bottom of my pot...no need to weld.

 

[evanmars]

if your going to cut the bottom out why not just drill holes in the bottom then you dont haft to cut or weld the bottom it kind of sounds like a zappap or what ever it is from the joys of hombrewing

I think cutting out the original bottom and tack welding in a false bottom (no need for a full weld) would be easier/quicker than drilling hundreds (tens?) of holes through the stainless steel bottom.