Boil Kettle False Bottom, anyone??

[mcomb]

This is what I am thinking about getting

No burping on my system, but it's not sealed against the sides like that one appears to be. The JayBird bottoms are really nice, I have one in my mash tun as well. Might be worth looking at also.

edit: Looks like the pickup tubing fittings are pretty small on the SS, if you have any clogging issues with that system I bet that's where it'll be. I run full 1/2 everywhere on my system.

 

[beechnut]

I've always use a false bottom with my single infusion system. 1 keggle and 1 mash tun. I almost always use whole hops to help strain the trub at the end of the boil. It seems to work well. However, since I have been using a counter current chiller I also use a hop back every time and my chiller is MUCH happier even though I do use pumps.

I've been considering getting a 20 gal. Spike boil kettle for some time to finally get to a three vessel system. I really don't know which direction to head.

Does a whirlpool cone have problems with using pumps? If I wait 10-15 minutes does that stop the risk of clogging?
Spike appears to have a really nice system for both a whirlpool or a double false bottom. What do you guys think?