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[HVB]

Is the consensus that a 30 minute mash is all that's needed now?

I am not sure if it is the consensus but for me I have realized that is all I need.  I will do a sac rest for 30 and then raise it to mash out for 15 and done.

Edited by drez77, 04 April 2018 - 10:07 AM.

[positiveContact]

The inside of the Williams brewing kettle is threaded. Would a pickup tube do a good enough job of avoiding deadspace?

Edited by pickle_rick, 04 April 2018 - 10:46 AM.

[positiveContact]

I kind of wish I could get one without hardware. That Williams valve isn't SS.

[positiveContact]

man - this is super annoying.  I may just get the williams one and not use the valve.  unfortunately the inside is 3/8" threaded instead of 1/2" like most stuff out there seems to be.

Edited by pickle_rick, 05 April 2018 - 04:02 AM.

[positiveContact]

at some point I will have spent enough time looking at these that I may as well have just spent no time and bought something more expensive

[HVB]

at some point I will have spent enough time looking at these that I may as well have just spent no time and bought something more expensive

What about just getting a SS pot and a weldless fitting from brewhardware or some place like that.  If you do not mind weldless this would be a good way to go.

[positiveContact]

Is the downside just that it might leak? How do those fittings seal up? Silicon (e?) O rings?

[positiveContact]

Have you looked at the Concord kettles website before? They also sell welded port kettles.

[HVB]

Is the downside just that it might leak? How do those fittings seal up? Silicon (e?) O rings?

They have an o-ring. Granted, the new designs are much better than the old cobbled together ones.

[positiveContact]

https://www.concordk...ns/brew-kettles

[positiveContact]

Doh! Concord kettles seem to have a rusting issue because the SS is quite as stainless as they should be.

[jayb151]

I have a keggle and a weldless fitting from about a decade ago, never had a leaking problem.

[positiveContact]

I have a keggle and a weldless fitting from about a decade ago, never had a leaking problem.

Good to know!

[matt6150]

Of it was me I would get an 80qt SS pot like this one and wrap it with insulation and leave it at that. You could also build a "cheap" RIMS to maintain the temps.

You could probably make your own insulated one by using a pot like that and some kind of plastic vessel for the outside and fill the gap with spray foam. I see plastic barrels for about 10 bucks locally that would work I would imagine.

These pots that drez linked are what I built my system out of, so I have three. I welded all my own ports on. No issues with these.

[positiveContact]

These pots that drez linked are what I built my system out of, so I have three. I welded all my own ports on. No issues with these.

That's good to know. I got a little scared about the quality of the metal. The guy from Chapman claims thier manufacturer isn't very good but he would be biased.

[positiveContact]

opinions on this setup?

https://www.concordk...welded-couplers

[matt6150]

That's good to know. I got a little scared about the quality of the metal. The guy from Chapman claims thier manufacturer isn't very good but he would be biased.

 

I don't think it's the BEST quality out there. And Chapman probably is better. But I haven't had any rust issues. And the material was thick enough to weld to just fine.

opinions on this setup?

https://www.concordk...welded-couplers

 

This looks pretty good to me. Nicer than the pots that I have, thicker bottom. I also have that same false bottom.

[positiveContact]

I don't think it's the BEST quality out there. And Chapman probably is better. But I haven't had any rust issues. And the material was thick enough to weld to just fine.

 

This looks pretty good to me. Nicer than the pots that I have, thicker bottom. I also have that same false bottom.

 

are you using it for mashing?  sorry if that's a dumb question - I'm not sure if people use those to filter hops in a BK as well.

[positiveContact]

I don't think it's the BEST quality out there. And Chapman probably is better. But I haven't had any rust issues. And the material was thick enough to weld to just fine.

 

what I don't get about the chapman tun is they sell it without any kind of pickup so the amount of deadspace has to be something like 1/2 gallon or more.

[positiveContact]

so i guess I might need an additional burner if I ever wanted to direct fire something like this - or I could just plan on not doing that for now and wrap it in a blanket or something.

 

just to be clear - what I like about that concord kettles tun is that it's all ready to go.  I just don't have the time to source parts from various places and make sure I get the right stuff and try to rig it all together.