Making DaaB's False Bottom Mash Tun
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This may be the option for the all grain brewer who has
minimal space for equipment
as it can be easily dismantled and used as a
fermenter after the mashing is complete.
It can also be stacked away with the
other fermenters when not in use and is an alternative
to the stainless steel
braided manifold.
Its fairly quick and easy to make and basically starts off life as a standard fermenter with tap.
The next addition is a shallow plastic plate with a 20-21mm
hole drilled
in the centre and a matrix of 2mm holes drilled evenly over the
plate.
This sits in the bottom of the bucket and is used to sepperate the grain
from the sweet wort.
The plate is then adapted using a modified brass tank connecter. This has been cut down...
...so that when this 15mm elbow with short extensions is
fitted,
it lines up with the existing hole in the fermenter and can be coupled
to the tap.
Its fitted with the nut uppermost...
...so that the dogs on the other part of the connector act to
prevent the plate
from being squashed by the weight of the grain and water,
shutting off the flow. Not all tanks connectors are designed like this
so you
may have to get file out and modify it a little.
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