Rubbermaid vs. Gott cooler

[Beer Snob]

Hey dude, how are you connecting the short three or so inches inside the cooler from the false bottom to the coupling going out? The vynle tubing I used did not work on a long shot... then again I could have use SS clamps and tighten them down that way.....

 

[El Pistolero]

Hey dude, how are you connecting the short three or so inches inside the cooler from the false bottom to the coupling going out? The vynle tubing I used did not work on a long shot...

Use 3/8" ID hi-temp vinyl tubing...I've used it for three mashes now without a problem.

 

[Rhoobarb]

Was yours the same as the ones in my link above? I started using mine a little before you did yours, and they're fine. My strike water generally goes into the HLT at about 190F.

No, it was a blue rectangular Rubbermaid.

 

[Beer Snob]

yeah i dont know which ones actually have a bad rep. i was just guessing the plastic one, cuz thats what a friend of mine had.

is the listerman the 'phils sparge arm'? is that a good one?

i guess im just wondering which one NOT to get...i figured stainless would be better...or copper.

Ok... lets use pictures here....


This is called Stainless Sparge Arm at Northern




And this is Phil's Sparge Arm also at Northern


So, which one are we talking is better here?

 

[MrSaLTy]

I think they are talking about the Phills (listermen) sparge arm. I have that one and when the HLT is full there is no problem spinning it at even low rates. But I did have an issue of it not wanting to spin when the sparge water was getting low as there seems to be less water pressure going to it. I would just give it a flip now and again to get it going. This MAY be remidied by having the HLT at a higher level so the water drops farther to give it more pressure. I am going to experiment more with my next batch.

BTW, the phills arm looks like its brass to me. The stainless arm pictured above was quite a bit more $$ if i recall correctly.

 

[Beer Snob]

Oh and by the way of humorous things that happened my first mash... if your spoon looks like this one used to, you probably want to get a stronger one. Mine, as you see, snaped in two.