Spike V3 Mashtun

[stickyfinger]

It's a super easy setup. It takes 3 seconds to get the dip tube out and then you just pull out the screen and wash it in your sink a little to get the bulk off. I then hang it to let it dry and reassemble so it's ready to go for the next brew. Once it's dry, most of the grain particles shrink and fall off if they were stuck in there after washing. No problem. I love the Spike mashtun.

I have a 20 gallon mashtun, V3, and I can do fly sparging of 6 gallons of 1.050 wort with 80%+ efficiency. Super awesome setup.

My only fear is that the black etched markings might wear off over time. They are still ok, but I think they might eventually wear away.

 

[Hannabrew]

For those using the spike Kettle as a mash tun, how much heat loss are you experiencing in a 60 minute mash without added insulation?

 

[stickyfinger]

For those using the spike Kettle as a mash tun, how much heat loss are you experiencing in a 60 minute mash without added insulation?

i use a HERMS and have about 3 degree hysteresis b/w the HLT and MLT

 

[Blursmotion]

I noticed the Bru-Gear seems like a glorified mega-pot basically. it has the dead space problem that only Spike and Blichmann seem to have solved. I can see the induction part of the Blichmann kettles being a pain if you wanted to go that way, but I don't see how the weldless fittings were a problem. I've used them for years in various configurations and never really had problems. The fittings you have would be deluxe and easy to use though, especially for my electric heating elements, but that is in the past now, as I already did it all. I just need the MLT.

I'm leaning toward the Spike kettle I think.

Can someone tell me the diameter of that line hole/spacing of this mash tun. I'm planning to diy something like this

 

[stickyfinger]

Can someone tell me the diameter of that line hole/spacing of this mash tun. I'm planning to diy something like this

what do you want?

 

[user 246304]

I have a 20gal. Spike Brewing V3 mashtun kettle w/ Tri-Clamp ports. It works very well! I liked it so well that I ended up purchasing a 30 gal kettle for my Boil Kettle.

Before I purchased it I used a Bru-Gear kettle for a year, and before that I used a Blichmann for about 5 years - all 20 gal. kettles. The reason for changing kettles was Bru-Gear: left 2.25 gal of deadspace under the false bottom and Blichmann got tired of the weldless fittings and wasn't induction capable. The deadspace under the Spike Brewing V3 20 gal. kettle w/ falsebottom is 2 qts.

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Sorry OP, not a direct reply but yeah, I love my Spike 20 gallon system.

I wish to hell I'd gone T/C.

Our local homebrew store owner opened a small brewery locally with 2 friends on what is a Spike, what looks like 30 gallon, system. No, that doesn't make me jealous or anything.