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