A Convex False Bottom???

[Evan!]

So, I recently "inherited" a 10-gallon gott mash cooler, complete with very nice spigot assembly. The one thing that's new to me is the false bottom setup. All the false bottom assemblies I've seen have the false bottom up above the spigot; this one, on the other hand, has a convex-shaped false bottom whose edges sit below the spigot, and it directs the liquid through the mesh, then up into a hole in the top center of the false bottom,where a tube connects to it:

Has anyone seen this before? It came with 2 identical false bottoms, not sure why, but it seems like it would work alright. Thoughts?

 

[Hermish]

Thia is what my false bottom looks like, and it works fine for me.

 

[krispy d]

me too....

 

[ebeer]

Well I think what you're trying to create with the false bottom is an area below the grain bed that is all wort, so it can easily siphon with out any grain particles. If you have a flat false bottom, then you either need a concave bottomed mash tun (like a converted keg) or you need to put feet on a flat false bottom to raise it up.

A convex false bottom works really well for flat bottomed mash tuns like the one in your diagram (which is really nice btw, what program do you use?)

 

[Yooper]

Your diagram looks just like my false bottom set up. It works great!

 

[Desert_Sky]

looks exactly like mine. I wouldnt change a thing on it either

 

[Evan!]

Well I think what you're trying to create with the false bottom is an area below the grain bed that is all wort, so it can easily siphon with out any grain particles. If you have a flat false bottom, then you either need a concave bottomed mash tun (like a converted keg) or you need to put feet on a flat false bottom to raise it up.

A convex false bottom works really well for flat bottomed mash tuns like the one in your diagram (which is really nice btw, what program do you use?)

Yeah, my other mash tun's false bottom has little u-shaped feet welded on. I had no idea that this convex design was so common.

I used AutoCad Architectural Desktop 2006 and exported the plot to an EPS, then converted that to JPG in p-shop. Kind of roundabout, but gets the job done.

 

[Chrus]

Probably a stupid question... but how do you keep those false bottoms down? Im prob gonna be getting kegs soon, and will prob go with false bottoms like that... and am still scratching my head as to how to keep it down. Dont really want it moving around during mashing...

 

[Evan!]

The weight of the grain should weigh it down.