False bottom

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False bottom

Post by skyblue67 » Mon Nov 14, 2016 11:32 pm

Hi all, do you use a false bottom in your pans? Have you any recommendations suitable for a 40lt 380mm diameter pan? I've been brewing without and I've not burnt my bag (yet), I'd like to keep it that way. I was thinking of a wire cooling rack or pizza tray but I wondered if these would be suitable.
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Re: False bottom

Post by Secla » Mon Nov 14, 2016 11:46 pm

had a brewbuilder custom cut one in mine, was nice but a slightly more expensive option

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Re: False bottom

Post by rpt » Tue Nov 15, 2016 2:00 pm

I don't have a false bottom or rack or anything to protect my bag. I have never burnt it. But that's probably because I have never switched the power on while the bag is in the pot.

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Re: False bottom

Post by skyblue67 » Tue Nov 15, 2016 3:10 pm

[quote="Secla"]had a brewbuilder custom cut one in mine, was nice but a slightly more expensive option[/quote]

Sounds great, but unfortunately I have to go for the extremely less expensive option. I have found a collapsible stainless veg steamer in the cupboard which is too small on its own but will serve as a base for a colander and should do the trick just in case I need to add any extra heat during the mash.

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Re: False bottom

Post by AFewTooMany » Tue Nov 15, 2016 7:13 pm

If this is just to keep a BIAB bag from touching the element a pizza tray with ss bolts is sturdy and won't fall apart with use. Less than a tenner for sure

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Re: False bottom

Post by skyblue67 » Tue Nov 15, 2016 8:14 pm

That's really nice.

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Re: False bottom

Post by WalesAles » Tue Nov 15, 2016 9:58 pm

Ha! :D
Brilliant design.
Why don`t you just turn the Pizza Tray upside with no bolts involved? #-o

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Re: False bottom

Post by AFewTooMany » Tue Nov 15, 2016 10:41 pm

WalesAles wrote:Ha! :D
Brilliant design.
Why don`t you just turn the Pizza Tray upside with no bolts involved? #-o

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Needed to cover elements so needed ~60mm clearance. Keeps the grain weight off the elements too

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Re: False bottom

Post by TheSumOfAllBeers » Wed Nov 16, 2016 12:45 pm

Link to the product? Looking for something similar myself, except for a 45cm wide kettle

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Re: False bottom

Post by Fil » Wed Nov 16, 2016 5:38 pm

imho perhaps spend a little less on insulation and rely on heat retention to maintain the mash temps, actively heating during the mash without some sort of liquor recirculation to move the heat applied throughout the grain could risk denaturing the grain in the bag bottom and have an adverse effect.
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Re: False bottom

Post by AFewTooMany » Wed Nov 16, 2016 6:20 pm

TheSumOfAllBeers wrote:Link to the product? Looking for something similar myself, except for a 45cm wide kettle
My pot was a 50L so has a 40cm diameter. The tray had about 1cm of space between it and the pot wall http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NON-STICK-PIZ ... 35f07b057f

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Re: False bottom

Post by Orval62 » Wed Nov 16, 2016 8:14 pm

I got a pizza tray from Wilkos £2, some stainless steel nuts and bolts from eBay total about £7 to use in my 50 litres pot. Works great and keeps the bag from getting burnt.

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Re: False bottom

Post by tickle » Wed Nov 16, 2016 8:32 pm

I used my wifes cake cooling tray works grate and only cost £ 2.50 from wilkos

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