Making a false bottom

[garvinator70]

I was looking at northern brewery's deluxe all grain system . Was wanting to know if any of you have made your own false bottom ? Or if I can do it my self and save a few$ ? Thanks in advance . Cheers just not getting what I want from extracts .

 

[DanH]

Willian's Brewing has one for under $30 if that helps.

 

[WaltG]

Like I told the other guy. Jaybird is the best.

http://www.norcalbrewingsolutions.com/

Other option is BIAB.

 

[garvinator70]

Thanks guys they look nice I need one for a water cooler 10 1/16 - 11" 47.00$ diameter I may in vent my own cheers.

 

[sumbrewindude]

How big's the cooler?

I just double up two 5gal paint strainer bags (I've got a 5gal cooler) and it works awesome for me, and makes cleanup a snap.

Paint bags are cheap.

 

[garvinator70]

How big's the cooler?

I just double up two 5gal paint strainer bags (I've got a 5gal cooler) and it works awesome for me, and makes cleanup a snap.

Paint bags are cheap.

It's a 5 gallon cooler

 

[garvinator70]

It's a 5 gallon cooler

I'm going to Biab first but getting ready for larger batches in the future

 

[sumbrewindude]

Then it's simple, just put two 5gal paint strainer bags in the cooler, and wrap the elastic around the top just under the threads for the lid. If you've got a coarse crush one bag will be fine, but if a fine/very fine crush use two bags.

I used the same bag (HD 5gal paint strainer bag) from my BIAB test for the cooler. Worked great and I didn't need to spend anything else.