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just finishing up... missed my mash temp... realized the valve was open on my mash tun. opened it to drain my pre heat water.. I wasn't sure how much I had lost and was a bit hot.. I added some room temp water and ended up about 4 deg to cool.. guh not a good brew day. i think i made...

first all grain brew today... nailed my mash temps and the OG was pretty much right on. i will report back in a month.

That is AWESOME! You should be very proud! IMO one of the best keezers I have seen on here. I really like it! Good work!

looks good!! I used the remaining 15 or so feet to make a pre chiller as well.. I used mine the first time with no pre-chiller and was able to pitch in about 35 minutes with 68 deg hose water.. With my pre-chiller it took about 20 minutes. Worth it IMO, going to be well worth it...

I picked some up for my mash tun cooler conversion... They are at the Ace hardware just up the street. I can get some if anyone is in need. they are stainless, 13/16 inside diameter opening and 1 3/4 outside diameter.. I have two here at the house and can get more next time I am up there...

i had the same question a while back but didn't ask it... I have the bigger version sanke that I was wondering the same thing. I am thinking of making a HLT, then thought a mash tun would be better.... but I need a brew kettle. I will take suggestions as well and piggy back on your thread. I...

that copper tower is going to be so cool... cant wait to see it done. keep the pics coming.

I am brewing tomorrow and was thinking of trying to put together my own recipe and wanted some feedback.. Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 5.00 gal Boil Size: 6.0 gal Estimated OG: 1.049 SG Estimated Color: 6.7 SRM Estimated IBU: 27.5 IBU Boil...

just soldered it up... we will see what happens. if anyone has any reasons why this wont work well, please let me know. thanks..

I was thinking.... just thinking. mind you... wouldn't that more center how sparge water drains through the grain bed? water will flow more through the path of least resistance.. i was thinking if the actual drain was towards the center it would actually pull sparge water through the...

here are some pics.... The cooler I am wondering about... The copper I cut up a few minutes ago.. Just another view of the manifold in the bottom of the cooler... I am going to use 3/8 to the drain hole...

The manifold in the bottom of the cooler I am thinking of using.

The cooler I am thinking of using.

The manifold in the bottom of the cooler I am thinking of using.

heh thanks.. I have most of the copper left over from a bathroom remodel and all that.. I am not expecting high efficiency for my first couple all grain batches so.. if I don't get improvement after a few maybe I will change that around after the fact. Any additional opinions on this...

thanks for all the quick replies.... any ideas on whether or not there will be grain bed depth issues for proper extraction? Maybe there are other things I should spend my time thinking about before this while making the transition to AG. I have a tendency to over think these processes...

@ steve, Yes pretty much the same cooler only a touch newer. I never thought about the head space and holding the temp. The cooler walls/lid don't seem that thick... Thanks. @ thunder, I am planning on building a copper manifold for it. Have you noticed a lot of heat loss due to head...

I have a Coleman cooler around the house that I was thinking of converting to my mash tun. I have been looking around here and am thinking I am better off going with something a bit smaller. Its a 54 quart, 13.5 gallon square cooler. I did a search but didn't get the direct answer to my...

actually billyon that might work quite well.. thanks for the idea.. I don't have water in the garage where I brew and that would save either dragging out the hose or moving around 5 gallons of hot stuff.:tank: Edit cause I just thought of putting a hose splitter on the washer.. doh I have...

well, i suck at life pretty much... my IC sucks, yours rules! i wish i had watched this before making the mangled mess of a chiller i threw together.