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[North]

I have this Cooler and need ideas for a false bottom.Please help.

[Spoon]

SS braided toilet water line.

[North]

SS braided toilet water line.

I am not sure I know what that is

[siouxbrewer]

Copper manifolds are cheap and easy to build, will fit that square cooler nicely

[North]

Copper manifolds are cheap and easy to build, will fit that square cooler nicely

i currently use the stainless bazooka tube

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

why do you need a false bottom if you have a screen already?

[North]

cause its a pain in the arse stirring it up and leaving a ton of water in there. just looking for something more efficient

[North]

and it clogs

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

cause its a pain in the arse stirring it up and leaving a ton of water in there. just looking for something more efficient

how is a false bottom going to help with the dead space in your cooler?as for the clogging: I was under the impression that bazooka screens were superior to SS braid (which is what I have) and I haven't had any problems with clogging with my setup.

[North]

then maybe i am doing it wrong. i have to stir it up constantly to get the mash out

[Spoon]

You can use the SS braid for use on cars. The braid slides over the rubber hose for dress-up. I think you can buy it by the Foot @ auto parts stores It is a wider diameter than SS water lines for appliances so you will get a faster flow rate.

[tag]

then maybe i am doing it wrong. i have to stir it up constantly to get the mash out

You shouldn't stir it while you are lautering. The malt should set up a filtering bed around the Bazooka screen and then just let the wort run out. Do you fly or batch sparge? How do you get the wort from the cooler to your boil kettle?

[CaptRon]

You can use the SS braid for use on cars. The braid slides over the rubber hose for dress-up. I think you can buy it by the Foot @ auto parts stores It is a wider diameter than SS water lines for appliances so you will get a faster flow rate.

If you want a big screen, look for stainless supply lines for water heaters.

[North]

You shouldn't stir it while you are lautering. The malt should set up a filtering bed around the Bazooka screen and then just let the wort run out. Do you fly or batch sparge? How do you get the wort from the cooler to your boil kettle?

I have the cooler on a higer table and let gravity work in to my keg to boil. It clogs after a short time, thus the need for some sort of false bottom.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I have the cooler on a higer table and let gravity work in to my keg to boil. It clogs after a short time, thus the need for some sort of false bottom.

maybe you are milling the grain too finely. do any of these recipes where it clogs have a lot of wheat? that is also a factor (why people use rice hulls when they make wheat beers).

[djinkc]

I have the cooler on a higer table and let gravity work in to my keg to boil. It clogs after a short time, thus the need for some sort of false bottom.

Copper manifold like SB suggested. Works great here, rarely have a flow problem even with 50% wheat and no rice hulls

[jammer]

Copper manifold like SB suggested. Works great here, rarely have a flow problem even with 50% wheat and no rice hulls

A manifold made all the difference in the world for me. I made mine out of CPVC instead of copper. Im a cheap ass. I used to have lots of problems with my braided line collapsing, or it seemed to take forever for the grain bed to settle. I would vorlauf for days. Now it is a breeze. Efficiency improved. Id never go back.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I wonder what causes the difference in experience. I vorlauf probably about 1/2 gallon and even this is being conservative.

[Sidney Porter]

manifold FTW

[BlKtRe]

I use the Cubes as well. Copper or CPVC. You will never stick this. The design is setup for the geometry of the tun per Palmer. It also can be used for fly and batch sparging. Id stay away from a FB if your worried about sticking. FB can stick just as easy as a braid.