Stainless braid false bottom

Sir Humpsalot · Mar 28, 2007

Monster Mash said:
Where do you get a copper X fitting?

The stainless braid acts as "hard piping" due to the liquid following the path of least resistance. Whatever liquid that is inside the braid will flow out because the grain that is pressed against the outside causes resistance. It works the same with slotted copper tubing.

But even with slotted copper tubing, it is advantageous to have the shortest possible route out of the brewkettle.

An X fitting is just a 4-way fitting. The T is 3 and the X is 4.... just rotated 45 degrees. As for where you get one, if you can't find one, then you can make one from two T fittings stuck together.

Brewpastor · Mar 28, 2007

OK, here is a re-build idea that would create one long loop, which is my goal:

Dude · Mar 28, 2007

Brewpastor said:
OK, here is a re-build idea that would create one long loop, which is my goal:

How is that going to connect to the bulkhead?

I think a circular braid is all you need, honestly.

BTW...I bought some springs form McMaster-Carr and they arrived yesterday. They came in a 5 pack and I think I only need 3 (to fix up both of my mash tuns).

You want the other 2? I sell them to you cheap...as in free.

the_bird · Mar 28, 2007

BP, do you really need THAT much braid? I know you do huge batches, but I've never been anywhere close to a stuck sparge with much, much shorter lengths. Or are you using this to fly sparge?

Brewpastor · Mar 28, 2007

Dude said:
How is that going to connect to the bulkhead?

I think a circular braid is all you need, honestly.

BTW...I bought some springs form McMaster-Carr and they arrived yesterday. They came in a 5 pack and I think I only need 3 (to fix up both of my mash tuns).

You want the other 2? I sell them to you cheap...as in free.

That would be cool (the springs that is). Send them out, pay the postage and we will call ourselves even.

I didn't include the additional T. this would replace the copper mess I have in the current set-up. But sounds like I would be wasting copper to move ahead and be better off just going with the loop.

Dude · Mar 28, 2007

Brewpastor said:
That would be cool (the springs that is). Send them out, pay the postage and we will call ourselves even.

I didn't include the additional T. this would replace the copper mess I have in the current set-up. But sounds like I would be wasting copper to move ahead and be better off just going with the loop.

OK.

I know you like tinkering with stuff on your own...but I'm going to scan a few pics and an article from Palmer's new book. It has a pretty decent write-up of how to do a good connection with the braid to the bulkhead fitting using a brass "T" compression fitting. If you want to go that route. I hate brass but it is what I did.