talleym0nster
Well-Known Member
I went to Basic Brewing Radio and downloaded a bunch of podcasts. Listened to January 24, 2008 - Mash Tun Efficiencywith John Palmer today. Learned a lot. I'm downloading them all!
LOOK inside that dang 60 QT!
Make sure it doesn't have a drain valve that goes in at a 45 Degree angle. I can't think that would be anything other than a pain in the ass to build a manifold for, and if you bazooka it, you'll have like 4" of dead space in the bottom.
I was so depressed...they were on sale at WalMart today
Well Barley, as much as you hate it I'm going with the 50qt.
I'm going to insulate as others have said with the "great stuff". There isn't a spigot hole, so I'll have to drill one. There is a small channel(low spot) on one side as if there should be a spigot, so I'll put it there. I like the shape and size of the 50qt. it just seems to work for the setup I have in mind. Also without the wheel well, I won't have the 4" of dead space in the bottom of the tun. I'm going to fabricate a false bottom for it.
I was thinking about what you said about the lid losing it's seal after a while. I think if I have that problem I'll put a strip of weather proofing around the rim and a latch or piece of velcro( or something of the like) to make a nice tight seal.
I do like the little lip around the inside about 2 inches down from the rim...perfect to hang a sparge arm from. I'm not sure I like the sparge mounted to the underside of the lid because i can't see a way to monitor the flow effectively. It won't flow the same while the lid is up.
I do appreciate your input and your opinion Barley. Thank you for your help.
Well Barley, as much as you hate it I'm going with the 50qt.
I hope you fair better than I did with the 50qt Igloo. The one I have is marine grade so I thought it would be better insulated than it is. Mine wont hold temp worth a darn and I have had a hard time getting it to seal. I finally bought a 5gal cooler to do my normal 5gal batches in and will only use the 50qt for big beers.
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