I just took my mash tun for a dry (wet) run to see how much water would be left over after draining. I bought a 48qt rubermaid rectangular cooler, did the cheapo spigot by just pushing some vinly tubing through the setup already in place and attached a stainless braid to the tubing.
The spigot is a little less than an inch off the bottom of the cooler, and when i drained there was a signifigant amount of water left in the bottom. I got the rest out by holding the tubing down at the bottom to keep the siphon where its connected to the braid and tipping the cooler a bit. My question is:
IS there anyway to get that to stay at the bottom to keep the siphon going?
(i was thinking the grains might hold it down but not sure)
And
Will elevating the other side of the mash tun, on abook or something, effect the mash in any way?
The spigot is a little less than an inch off the bottom of the cooler, and when i drained there was a signifigant amount of water left in the bottom. I got the rest out by holding the tubing down at the bottom to keep the siphon where its connected to the braid and tipping the cooler a bit. My question is:
IS there anyway to get that to stay at the bottom to keep the siphon going?
(i was thinking the grains might hold it down but not sure)
And
Will elevating the other side of the mash tun, on abook or something, effect the mash in any way?