MLT Build - Screen Question

[pearlbeer]

This weekend I go AG. I've built a Rubbermaid 10g MLT, and actually have a 1/2" system vs. the 3/8" listed build.

That allowed me to install a slightly modifided Kettle Screen, instead of the SS washing machine screen.

Here are some pics:
http://www.austinhomebrew.com/produ...12106&osCsid=f525ec3d18875e3ed0f544328d41939c

http://morebeer.com/view_product/9684/beerwinecoffee/Kettle_Screen

It looks pretty awesome, but I'm a bit worried about a stuck sparge. Are the openings too big?

 

[BendBrewer]

I have wondered the same thing. I use one of those Kettle Screens in my kettle and I have had some trouble with it getting clogged in the kettle.

I was using the braid in my 10 gallon MLT and thought about trying the kettle screen but I used the 3/8" ball valve so never gave it a try. My thought too was that the holes might be too big.

I have since gone to a copper manifold.

 

[pearlbeer]

Any other opinions/experiences?

I love the kettle screen because I can simply unscrew to clean. But I am worried about a stuck run off.

I also thought about putting SS braid over the screen. That would be kind of cool as well.

 

[BendBrewer]

Any other opinions/experiences?

I love the kettle screen because I can simply unscrew to clean. But I am worried about a stuck run off.

I also thought about putting SS braid over the screen. That would be kind of cool as well.

hmmmm, that might be a good idea.

I was thinking of how you could inclose the TOP of that filter so the grain bed wasn't able to mash into it. Foil might even work.

But if you have a braid to slip over the filter, that might be your best bet.

 

[pearlbeer]

This is essentially the same thing as the old "Bazooka Screen". Anyone use one of those as a MLT filter?

 

[vincemash]

I use one of these in my MLT, # ATS758

http://www.simpsonanchors.com/catalog/adhesives/accs/screens.html