Recent content by SoilKnurd

Ok... We did the Teflon tape, which helped a bit but didn't totally seal it. I guess we were screwing up by putting a gasket on both sides of the cooler wall. I'll try it with the one in the inside. Thanks!

So we finally finished the mash tun. We ended up going with the 70 qt Coleman and a copper manifold. The slits were cut by hand with a hacksaw... It is a lot of hack-sawing, but the copper cuts really quickly. We tried using a sawzall/reciprocating saw, but it didn't work well. We also tried a...

Spent grains being your biggest problem is a good problem to have :)

Yeah... I have a keggle, so that kind of preboil volume is a deal breaker.

Hmmm... 120 qt seems a bit large... What's the preboil volume/OG of the beers you're mashing in that cooler? I hadn't thought of CPVC... That certainly would be cheaper. Palmer's book details the best way to design a manifold. I'm a noob, and have really enjoyed his writing style, how...

Thanks guys! I know we should get two tuns for different batch/grain bill sizes. Just trying to maximize the bang for the buck. I doubt we'll go much higher than 1.100. I definitely don't want to have to deal with stuck sparges, so I think we'll go with the manifold. Lots of folks are suggesting...

Ok... I really thought you guys would jump all over this. Nobody has any thoughts?

Fair warning.... I read the entire thread of the sticky "This is how big your Mash Tun needs to be" and still have some questions. So here's where I am... A couple of friends and I jumped straight into AG and tried a really big IPA (The Stone Enjoy By recipe posted by scottland). We brewed a...

Thanks guys! I'm in Raleigh. Bit of a haul to Monroe :(

I've been looking at the forum here for a long while and gleaning the vast amount of information it contains to help in brewing my first batch with some friends. I'm now officially hooked on home brewing, and am looking forward to conversations and discussions with folks on here!