Coleman cooler mash tun part list

[Dhm8484]

Hey everyone my mother in-law got me a 48quart cooler for Christmas. I'm going to stick with 5 gallon batches, seems to be a good size for me lol. Anyways I was looking for a parts list to convert it over. I attached a picture of the cooler she got me thanks

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[Jwin]

Brewhardware.com
One long bulkhead
https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/vb2.htm
One 2 piece valve
https://www.brewhardware.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=2PBV
And from there, it depends how you want to set it up
Simple: get a bazooka screen and wrap it in a paint strainer bag($3@ big box hardware store). Attach it with a female to female nipple.
https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/tubescreen12.htm
https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/fullcoupling.htm
Or build a cpvc manifold.

Cheers!

 

[martiniw2olives]

I would opt not going with the tubular screen and fabricate a false bottom. Many believe even water flow through the grain bed is critical for efficiency. This link looks interesting:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=192609

 

[Dhm8484]

Thanks I will look at which route I will go and see what works the best

 

[Bobby_M]

Rectangular coolers are great for batch sparging and in that case there is no need for a false bottom. You can build a copper or CPVC manifold or use the tubular screen.

 

[Dhm8484]

Yea that's what I plan on doing is batch sparging, I will just need to see how much dead space there is since the drain isn't completely on bottom

 

[Jwin]

Or get a bag from wilserbrewer. I'll eventually go that route, but have spent enough already, for now...

 

[JohnSand]

Buy a voile curtain at Walmart, lay it in over the edges, use the existing drain. If the curtain sucks into the drain, pull it back a bit, or put a kitchen strainer over the inside. Cheap and easy.