Scooby_Brew
Well-Known Member
I don't know if anybody already used a bottling bucket spigot in building a mash tun, but I thought this was extremely easy and cheap to build.
1. Home Depot 5 gal cooler: $21.95, Home Depot
2. Bottling bucket spigot: $3.95, LHBS
3. 3/4 inch ss Water Heater Connector Line: $7.95, Home Depot
4. Hose clamp $1.0
Total: $35.85
Tools needed: a hacksaw to cut the water supply line.
You want to make sure you use a Home Depot cooler, I noticed that Rubermaid cooler has smaller holes for spigots then HD ones.
You want to use only 3/4 inch water heater connector line. Look for them in the HD by the water heaters, not in Plumbing. They are different then regular water supply lines usually used in other mash tuns. The will screw on the back of the spigot, the regular water supply lines are to small for that.
When attaching the end of the water supply line to the back of the spigot, use both rubber washers: the original one from HD spigot and the bottling bucket spigot, they will both act like a spacer and hold things tight.
Cut the braid about 1-2 inches from the end, so you can re-connect it back to the spigot with a clamp.
1. Home Depot 5 gal cooler: $21.95, Home Depot
2. Bottling bucket spigot: $3.95, LHBS
3. 3/4 inch ss Water Heater Connector Line: $7.95, Home Depot
4. Hose clamp $1.0
Total: $35.85
Tools needed: a hacksaw to cut the water supply line.
You want to make sure you use a Home Depot cooler, I noticed that Rubermaid cooler has smaller holes for spigots then HD ones.
You want to use only 3/4 inch water heater connector line. Look for them in the HD by the water heaters, not in Plumbing. They are different then regular water supply lines usually used in other mash tuns. The will screw on the back of the spigot, the regular water supply lines are to small for that.
When attaching the end of the water supply line to the back of the spigot, use both rubber washers: the original one from HD spigot and the bottling bucket spigot, they will both act like a spacer and hold things tight.
Cut the braid about 1-2 inches from the end, so you can re-connect it back to the spigot with a clamp.