Recent content by RGagnon

Haha makes sense now. Man i feel stupid. I suppose thats what this site is for. Thanks for all the help! Got the hose barb on the way, diptube all installed with site glass and therm. Things are almost ready to rock. I may have the most retro mashtun of all time, it is sweet. A throwback...

So as long as the hose attached hangs lower than the the liquids inside, it'll create the siphon correct?

How long of a piece would you say? Im gonna throw on a nipple on the ball valve so i can connect a piece of hose.

Just tried it. Keeps stopping right where the valve comes out. Drivin me nuts. Its the last step before I'm operational!

Sp, bobbyM i bought your fittings for my keg. Everything is great. I just chopped off some o the diptube to get proper clearance to the bottom of the keg. I just did the test run and the siphon didn't work. I was left with probably 1.5 gallons at the bottom of the keg. Any suggestions?

Suggestions? I felt stupid staring at the same parts for an hour trying to figure out the best way for it... Only had 1 option due to length of the nipple. It was restricting me from using washers for spacing... And my seals suck. I got caught up in my keggle conversion this weekend.. Im going...

No thats te problem. The nipple was just baaaarely long enough for me to even screw the ball valve on. I need to find a 2.5 inch nipple i think and i should be ok.

So would these selections be everything i need. Will that ball valve screw right onto the bulkhead with the diptube or will i need another fitting? Anyone know? This is off the site listed above

So lowes had no stainless steel fittings for my weld set up on my keggle. Any other regular chain stores you know of sell the couplers? And also the nipplw for my cooler mashtun?

Well heres the finished product, ended up using a torpedo false bottom. Hopefully it works alright. I need to buy a longer coupler i think it is that goes from the inside through the cooler to the outside that the ball valve screws onto. I have a tiiiny leak and the handle is a bit to close to...

Awesome i didnt know if the cylnder style igloos gave the best results. How about the bazooka style false bottom or the copper bottoms? Ive seen pvc as well??

Thanks for all your reccomendations, i will definitey keep it all mind! Any word on that potential mashtun? I think its pretty neat and rare but couldn't pass up the epic deal, stole it basically.

Thanks folks, i will check it out. Weird question, i scored this 10 gal cooler. You think its shape will suffice for a mash tun?

Chopping the top off the keg this weekend. Any recommendations or tips on the process would w great! Also on where a good place to buy some cheap parts to throw on like thermometer and ball valve. Also, just picked up a cooler, whats good cheap false bottom setup for a rectangle cooler.