subliminalurge
Well-Known Member
Anyone ever used this?
I just priced out the parts at Lowes and I think I could put the same thing together for about half that price (albeit using stainless mesh instead of a false bottom). Significantly less than what I can put a cooler kit together for.
I know it's far from ideal, but if I used my bottling bucket as a HLT and wrapped both buckets in old blankets, is there any particular reason I couldn't get good results for 5 gallon batches?
I would definitely still be looking to upgrade in the future, but I'm thinking I could reuse almost everything one way or another. My only "throwaway" item would be a $7.00 bucket, and I could probably still find a use for that....
Any reason why this wouldn't be a good way to start learning the AG process while I'm waiting for the funds to come together for a better setup?
I just priced out the parts at Lowes and I think I could put the same thing together for about half that price (albeit using stainless mesh instead of a false bottom). Significantly less than what I can put a cooler kit together for.
I know it's far from ideal, but if I used my bottling bucket as a HLT and wrapped both buckets in old blankets, is there any particular reason I couldn't get good results for 5 gallon batches?
I would definitely still be looking to upgrade in the future, but I'm thinking I could reuse almost everything one way or another. My only "throwaway" item would be a $7.00 bucket, and I could probably still find a use for that....
Any reason why this wouldn't be a good way to start learning the AG process while I'm waiting for the funds to come together for a better setup?