Franklin
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I made a mini mash tun with False bottom, made out of a 15 Litre bucket, drum tap, Camping mats (2 layers, 3 on Lid with 2" skirting), a pink plastic plate (2mm holes drilled), some copper fittings, a tank connector and a bit of PVC tube, and Duct tape
Even though I already made a Thermos Coolbox mash Tun, I still want to experiment with small batches which means more brewing and 'testing' of recipes
The finished thing:
Inside:
The False bottom and bits of dodgily pushed together pipe:
Did a little heat loss test with hot water:
Time :: Temp
19.36 - 61.1 C
20.38 - 58.6 C
21.06 - 58.0 C
21.35 - 57.6 C
Ordered some Mash-able grains from BarleyBottom / Hope-&-Grape... so I've lots to play with when it all I collect / arrives. :)
If it falls apart on first use I'll be tipping the mash into the Coolbox to sparge and I've got a slight re-design in mind which won't fall apart!
**Used this twice so far and its worked well, so no rush to modify things yet. :)
Even though I already made a Thermos Coolbox mash Tun, I still want to experiment with small batches which means more brewing and 'testing' of recipes
The finished thing:
Inside:
The False bottom and bits of dodgily pushed together pipe:
Did a little heat loss test with hot water:
Time :: Temp
19.36 - 61.1 C
20.38 - 58.6 C
21.06 - 58.0 C
21.35 - 57.6 C
Ordered some Mash-able grains from BarleyBottom / Hope-&-Grape... so I've lots to play with when it all I collect / arrives. :)
If it falls apart on first use I'll be tipping the mash into the Coolbox to sparge and I've got a slight re-design in mind which won't fall apart!
**Used this twice so far and its worked well, so no rush to modify things yet. :)