lorne17
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Hey all,
I just upgraded my brew kettle to a 15 gallon Aluminum pot from Amazon. The thing is a tank. I'm pumped to be able to brew without boil overs or even double to a 10 gallon batch.
I am also going to tap in a spigot and using an iGrill mini thermometer. Which will be great cuz I have a waterproof temperature probe that I can set in the kettle and my phone will tell me when it's time to steep Check it out here; http://idevicesinc.com/igrill/igrillmini/
Anyways, my question is this: do I need a false bottom if I'm not Mash tuning anything? Will it help as sort of a "pre-filter" of all the crap from the boil? If so, I was thinking I just was gonna get a 17" Aluminum perforated pizza disc (like this: http://www.foodservicewarehouse.com...rce=googleps&gclid=COOKqIyk3cICFYKPMgodSH8ALA) Then add some bolts to it to elevated it.
Thoughts? Is this needed, or a good idea? The disc is ~$15 after shipping and add a couple bucks for legs and a handle.
That would put a 15 gallon pot with spigot (from Bargainfittings), lid, and false bottom at around $120.
Thanks! Oh and Merry Christmas!
Lorne
I just upgraded my brew kettle to a 15 gallon Aluminum pot from Amazon. The thing is a tank. I'm pumped to be able to brew without boil overs or even double to a 10 gallon batch.
I am also going to tap in a spigot and using an iGrill mini thermometer. Which will be great cuz I have a waterproof temperature probe that I can set in the kettle and my phone will tell me when it's time to steep Check it out here; http://idevicesinc.com/igrill/igrillmini/
Anyways, my question is this: do I need a false bottom if I'm not Mash tuning anything? Will it help as sort of a "pre-filter" of all the crap from the boil? If so, I was thinking I just was gonna get a 17" Aluminum perforated pizza disc (like this: http://www.foodservicewarehouse.com...rce=googleps&gclid=COOKqIyk3cICFYKPMgodSH8ALA) Then add some bolts to it to elevated it.
Thoughts? Is this needed, or a good idea? The disc is ~$15 after shipping and add a couple bucks for legs and a handle.
That would put a 15 gallon pot with spigot (from Bargainfittings), lid, and false bottom at around $120.
Thanks! Oh and Merry Christmas!
Lorne