oguss0311
Well-Known Member
Just took a grinder to a keg for a keggle, just got 50 ft of 3/8 OD soft copper for a counterflow......Just did a lot of things to get all the AG setup up and running.
Here is the dilemma:
I've seen on youtube how some people have made mash tuns out of a square coolers and PVC pipe for the manifold on the bottom, with slits that let the runnings seep out- just like were all used to seeing with copper. Whats the pro/cons here? If PVC is just as good- we would all be saving plenty by not using copper. I spoke with a local brewpub brewer who said that he had just always used copper for such things, and that PVC might not lend to good effects on flavor with such heat. Who knows about this type of thing?
Personally, seeing how effective and CLEAR my runnings are from my 5 gal. mash tun, I might use a SS braid again- and just use the braid for the length and width, and use copper or perhaps PVC for the elbow pieces.
Here is the dilemma:
I've seen on youtube how some people have made mash tuns out of a square coolers and PVC pipe for the manifold on the bottom, with slits that let the runnings seep out- just like were all used to seeing with copper. Whats the pro/cons here? If PVC is just as good- we would all be saving plenty by not using copper. I spoke with a local brewpub brewer who said that he had just always used copper for such things, and that PVC might not lend to good effects on flavor with such heat. Who knows about this type of thing?
Personally, seeing how effective and CLEAR my runnings are from my 5 gal. mash tun, I might use a SS braid again- and just use the braid for the length and width, and use copper or perhaps PVC for the elbow pieces.