Stainless braid or 12" bazooka screen for a mash tun cooler conversion

[brewbama]

I use a bazooka tube. Works great.


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[beauvafr]

First batch brewed with a 12" bazooka. No problem at all!

I am thinking maybe I'll add a nylon bag over it next time to get clearer wort and skip vorlauf. Not sure if it's worth the trouble tough.

 

[beauvafr]

By the way here's the total cost of my new 48qt mashtun on the cheap side : 43.50 CAD.

20$ + 7.50$ hardware + 16$ bazooka screen. Not bad for a 12 gallons mash tun! I skipped the weldless bulkhead (too expensive) and replaced it by a couple parts from my hardware store (a 1/2 short nipple, 2 washers, some o-rings and 2 pipe nuts). I did go for a plastic ball valve since I didn't know what a metal valve would bring.

 

[GCGBrewing]

a rectangular copper pipe manifold with lots of junior hacksaw slots cut into the lower part of the pipe wrapped in a coarse nylon bag is the ultimate machine IMHO

This is what I made years ago when I started, and had it installed in a rectangular cooler. Its been since retired, but it always worked great for me.

Now I am using a keggle with a copper pipe and T that extend to the middle of the keg, then double screens that extend the diameter of the bottom of the keg. It came set up this way when I bought it, but I'm strongly considering modifying it so that it extends closer to the bottom of the keg and doesn't leave so much behind when drained.