Help Building Keggle Mash Tun

[Spring_Chicken]

Ok folks, I need your help. I am about to build a mash tun from a keg. I am a new-to-all grain brewer and would like this to be something that I can use now and add onto later as my needs and budget allow. Right now I don't have a pump so I will be using gravity and direct fire. I have separate kegs for a keggle and a 13 gallon one for a HLT. What I need help with is the false bottom and dip tube combo. I'm thinking that because I don't have a pump yet to recirculate that a larger false bottom with supports would be better to keep the grain away from the heat some more. This is the false bottom I'm thinking of using for that reason -

http://www.homebrewing.org/Stainless-Steel-PICO-style-keg-kettle-false-bottom_p_1010.html

The next part of the question is how can I use a dip tube with it? Will a standard tube work, and I just drill a hole in the bottom, or will I need to adapt something/drill a hole through the supports.

Feel free to weigh in. Like I said - I'm new to this so any and all advice is welcome.

- Paul

 

[ihomebrewing]

This type of false bottom is not designed to have a dip tube. It sits over top of your valve assembly. It would be difficult too adapt a dip tube to this, as the cross sectioning framework would be in the way.

 

[Spring_Chicken]

So it would be for a RIMS system?

How about this one?

http://www.norcalbrewingsolutions.com/store/product196.html

Thanks for the input. - Paul

 

[Mpez]

You should have no problem using the first false bottom as long as you have not already added a valve to your keg. If that's true, get the false bottom and then make sure you drill the hole below the top of the FB.

If you already added your valve and your sure it is going to be located higher up the keg than the top of the FB then you will need to use something like your second choice.