I have a 15 gallon Mega Pot and flase bottom from northern brewer. I have used it two times on my new setup that I just built and both times I am getting lots of grain, either through the screen or around the edges. I would say there is about a 1/4 of an inch, more likely a 1/8 of an inch where the false bottom does not meet the sides of the pot. Have any of you experienced this and have any idea how to prevent it? I use a pump so there is much more suction as opposed to gravity. When the mashtun is starting to get empty, it sucks up all the grain on the bottom and it gets into the boil kettle. I dont know if this will affect flavor, as I made a hefe two weeks ago, I have sampled it already, and I could not pick up off flavors.
I made an IPA this weekend and had the same issue. Should I just scale up my batches by a 1/2 gallon or gallon and account for this loss as dead space in the mashtun? Or, Should I even have this issue with the false bottom? Any advice would be appreciated.
I made an IPA this weekend and had the same issue. Should I just scale up my batches by a 1/2 gallon or gallon and account for this loss as dead space in the mashtun? Or, Should I even have this issue with the false bottom? Any advice would be appreciated.