Even with my awesome spike false bottom in my 15 Gallon kettle/Mash tun, I use a bag, it reduced my cleanup time, i no longer have to shovel it out into a bucket, and there is no loose grain stuck to the sides.
my new controller and recirc manifold has been in the Usps system for 18 days from CA. It was last updated on the 11th, still in CA. Please don’t use USPS retail ground!
I used some dental tool trays, it fits under my valves and catches the drips. I also use a 3 way valve to keep hose removal to a minimum. I will probably add one more 3 way valve to allow me to only remove at the end to hang the hoses.
FV1 is a 14 gallon Chapman with an anvil coil in it. It works quite well when it’s not too warm out there, but they work quite well in the anvil fermenters. I just installed the temp twister in the Chapman, it works much better.