Braided supply hose or copper

[Stuntman]

What about copper and brass washers inside, will they produce off flavors?

 

[Scut_Monkey]

What about copper and brass washers inside, will they produce off flavors?

No they should not at all. A lot of people use copper and brass for manifolds and fittings so it should be not different. The problem is that copper and brass are soft and a washer is used to distribute force over a large area and needs to be structurally sound. But if you find a brass washer that is strong enough, do it to it. It's not like they have to withstand the forces of a roller coaster or anything. On the other hand, I would think brass and copper fender washers would at this size would be even harder to find than SS. But I'm wrong a lot.

 

[EricCSU]

Has anyone seen this? It almost looks too easy? Is it really that easy?

Would the 1" x 1/2" threaded connector fit tightly enough to prevent leaks? In the picture, he crimped the end. How do you crimp it?

Eric

 

[shek]

Has anyone seen this? It almost looks too easy? Is it really that easy?

Would the 1" x 1/2" threaded connector fit tightly enough to prevent leaks? In the picture, he crimped the end. How do you crimp it?

Eric

From what I've seen building an MLT with a water cooler, there can be a few tricky points getting a good seal. I tried using an Igloo but the gasket and fitting didn't lend itself well to the available sizes of parts at HD/Lowe's. The rubber gasket on the Rubbermaid was much better at expanding to make a good seal when compressed between a washer and the side of the cooler.

As for crimping, I'd guess he just folded the end a few times and squeezed it hard with some pliers. The manifold doesn't need to be air or water tight....just grain tight.

 

[Scut_Monkey]

I could be that easy if you have the same cooler. I have made two Mash tuns now and each one required different fittings to create a proper seal. Mainly it's because different coolers have different widths to the wall. But yeah it can be that easy. It sometimes takes a few trips to the hardware store but it should not be very expensive to make a braided MLT.

P.S. His instructions say to get a a "threaded connector" which is called a nipple.

 

[bradjoiner]

i use both i have two mash tuns (i use one for the HLT)

for batch sparges i use the braid cause it clears the wort better and i never have had a stuck sparge
for fly sparges i use a copper manifold for ovious reasons

 

[EricCSU]

I could be that easy if you have the same cooler. I have made two Mash tuns now and each one required different fittings to create a proper seal. Mainly it's because different coolers have different widths to the wall. But yeah it can be that easy. It sometimes takes a few trips to the hardware store but it should not be very expensive to make a braided MLT.

P.S. His instructions say to get a a "threaded connector" which is called a nipple.

Thanks for the help.

Eric

 

[MMW]

Neither...Bag.

But then again, I'm a contrarian.

 

[IXVolt]

+1 on CPVC