This may have already been mentioned, but I thought it was a nice realization. I searched the thread and didn't see that anyone had done it.
I made mine out of a 5 gallon Rubbermaid cooler. For the time being, I am going to use it for partial mash and use a bag in the cooler so I did not have to worry about filtering out the grain at all.
I replaced the barb on the inside with a brass "street elbow" (Watts A-782). By turning the the elbow downward, the opening is only 1/8 inch above the bottom. I drained the cooler and measure the deadspace. It was only 6oz!!!
Thought I would share this discovery for the benefit of anyone else who doesn't need the braided hose.
That'd be a great addition for a HLT or a BIAB, but if you need any manifold at all, this won't work.
This would also work well if used inside a boil kettle. I like the low profile so it won't interfere with whirlpooling very much. Was there an equivalent 1/2" part for those of us who opted for a 1/2" version?