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Cool man, thanks!

bump... Sorry to be a noob, but I am gonna put this together and I hate repeating work!!! So, do you have to put teflon tape on the threads for the compression fitting side???? Thanks!

Ok, cool..thanks. I was able to test fit the stub out because the other end is open. It does slide in there, and kinda slides back and forth. It is a little snug I guess. I will wrench it down tonight and try installing it. We'll see how it goes. Oh, does the compression fitting need...

Ok, so I chickened out. I went to Homedepot and got a 1/2" X 6" Stub out. It doesn't have a 90 bend in it though...it's just a straight one like what can be seen here...

Isn't the O-Ring supposed to go on the outside where the nut is???

Ok, you know what, I'm gonna pop my soldering cherry. Screw it....im sick of trying to piece parts together. I'm gonna solder the Male Adapter to some copper pipe, a 90, then more copper pipe going straight down. If I feel adventurous I will put another 90 at the bottom and make some pipe...

OK, sweet. Do you know if they make a comparable part in copper?

Ok guys help me out here. I am trying to figure out how Im gonna do the pickup tube into my kettle. I want it to stay along the side because I want to use an IC and Whirlpool I found 10' of 1/2" Soft Copper at Home Depot...

Whey the hell can't you buy soft copper pipe in quantities less than 20' anywhere!!!!!!!!

Haha!! Monkey Fisting. Ok, I got it...so in batch sparging everything gets dissolved when you stir. Cool Yeah, I have been using a braid in my round cooler and I haven't mashed it up yet. Thanks for making my decision and design much easier!!

I know channeling isn't supposed to be a concern when batch sparging...I said " I Know I know". But you can't tell me there isn't some channeling when you have a 20" cooler and the spigot all the way at the other end, right? Or is channeling caused by the dripping of the water when fly...

Ah, crash cooling. Have you ever done it without crash cooling? Reason I ask is because I was thinking of using this method and going right to bottles. Wait, Im an idiot. I forgot about priming. I would still need to go to another bottling bucket....but still this would be easier than...

O yea, duh....I forgot about that. It does have the depression. I guess what I was wondering is that even tho it will drain everything, I was still concerned with channeling. I know I know, it's batch sparging....but still. Plus it should give the braid extra stability right? I just...

Yea, that's what Im not sure about. Im pretty sure all those ratings are for stability. So it is rated to support a certain pressure at a certain temp. But there aren't any "It will start leeching at this temp" ratings that I know of for PVC or CPVC.

Hey you peoples... Just a quick question. I'm building my mash tun using a 70qt Coleman Xtreme. I was debating a manifold(copper or cpvc) and a braid. I have great results with my 5 gallon round cooler with braid...so anyway, here is my idea. I am going to batch sparge, so let's get...

Yea, i wonder that as well...is the bottling bucket spigot high enough to avoid the sludge? missing_link, the word secondary is misleading!! It really should be called clearing. All fermentation should take place in the primary. I got a few people into homebrewing at my work, and they are...

Yea, I ferment in buckets too!! I have never entered a competition, but my beer usually tastes really good :) I ferment for usually 3-4 weeks in a bucket and bottle/keg. I have always been leary of fermenting with a bucket and spigot though....but heck if EdWort does it, i might too....I...

Definitely don't use regular PVC. Get CPVC. It is rated for 100PSI at 180 Degrees F. That is a plumbin rating so they know when the pipe will burst or sag too much. It can stand higher temps I believe, as long as there isn't 100 PSI of pressure in it.

That's messed up.

Heh, that's the question for the ages when it comes to the IC. The faster the water is running, the faster it wil cool the beer. However, you will use a lot more water than if you slowed it down and let the cooling water become totally heat saturated. But then it will take a bit...