Tony
Well-Known Member
Well, I was getting tired of being restricted on my mash volumes with my 5 gallon Rubbermaid set up, and dont have the room (indoor brewer) to build my scupture I designed, so I decided to change my mash tun. So, I picked up an Igloo Ice Cube 48 quart cooler from Sears online for $24.99. (Yeah, Wal Mart used to sell em for cheap money until they became the rage).
I bought a Zymico Kewler Kitz Basic + and a Bazooka Screen, drilled my hole with a hole saw, and VIOLA, in a matter of basically 2 minutes, I made my mash tun. I have a Kewler Thermothingy, but am missing the small O rings for the thermometer. So I will pick those up soon and will have a nice BIG mash tun from now on!
The Rubbermaid set up is nice (B-150 from MoreBeer), but it limits you on you gravity size. Im good at brewing 1.050 and 1.060 beers, but for Imperials and wild recipes, I was unable to do them, unless adding DME, honey or brown sugar to the boil. So, now Im golden!
I bought a Zymico Kewler Kitz Basic + and a Bazooka Screen, drilled my hole with a hole saw, and VIOLA, in a matter of basically 2 minutes, I made my mash tun. I have a Kewler Thermothingy, but am missing the small O rings for the thermometer. So I will pick those up soon and will have a nice BIG mash tun from now on!
The Rubbermaid set up is nice (B-150 from MoreBeer), but it limits you on you gravity size. Im good at brewing 1.050 and 1.060 beers, but for Imperials and wild recipes, I was unable to do them, unless adding DME, honey or brown sugar to the boil. So, now Im golden!