DaaB's false bottom mash tun

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Post by Andy » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:12 pm

Might it not pong a tad as the milk goes off ?
Dan!

tubby_shaw

Post by tubby_shaw » Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:03 pm

And here are the fruits of my labour :D
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It's a quick maturing beer :D
Very light and fresh grainy flavour, with a nice hop bite 8)
It makes a great summer beer

DRB

Post by DRB » Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:38 pm

Nice and clear :) ,any finnings added.

tubby_shaw

Post by tubby_shaw » Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:00 pm

Thanks Daab :D
No finings in this one DRB :D
I do use gelatine in the secondary for my "beefier" beers.
Then I can add "Not suitable for vegetarians" to the lable :lol:
I think that because this is a low gravity beer with plenty of adjuncts in the grist that it doesn't need fining. :)
It does throw a horrible chill haze if it's left in the fridge for too long though :cry:

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Post by Garth » Sun Jan 14, 2007 1:04 am

great looking beer there Tubby, clear as a ding-dong bell

AT

Post by AT » Sun Jan 14, 2007 1:29 am

A dam fine looking beer tubby 8)

tubby_shaw

Post by tubby_shaw » Sun Jan 14, 2007 1:06 pm

Thanks guys :oops:

Talheedin

Post by Talheedin » Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:06 pm

That beer looks great.

How long does it take your steamer to distill 5 gallons of water and what power rating is it?

Talheedin

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Post by tubby_shaw » Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:21 pm

I use one of thesehttp://www.earlex.co.uk/html/sc_html/sc165.htm
I have never done a 5 gallon batch so I cannot answer your question sorry :(
On the other hand, the 2 gallons of "Hazy water" took me around 3 hours from start to finish :)

tubby_shaw

Post by tubby_shaw » Sun Feb 11, 2007 2:09 pm

Ok, just put the DaaB's false bottom through what I would consider to be its toughest test yet, a 7kg mash of 50% wheat malt and 50% pale malt and I am happy to report no problems :D
It's a great design DaaB 8)

tubby_shaw

Post by tubby_shaw » Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:51 pm

Prior to building this I had always mashed using a grain bag so I have no point of reference.
The tube does exert a small downwards force on the plate and I have not had a grain under the plate yet :D

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Post by Belto » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:34 pm

Hi Tubby your efforts have certainly generated a lot of interest
but knowone yet has asked the question of how did you sparge.
A very important part of the AG process and yet there seems little effective design suggestions from any quarter

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Post by tubby_shaw » Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:10 pm

I sparge like this :oops: Image
I very slowly drain the mash tun so that the grain bed doesn't compact. I return the cloudy wort until it runs clear.
I then refloat the mash and balance the flow of sparge water to the wort coming out of the tap of the mash tun :) Works for me :wink:
My efficiency varies between 65% and 85% depending on the grist. I really should use the pH papers that I bought and adust the mash with Gypsum, but to be honest I can't be ar5ed :roll:
After saying all that I don't think it matters how you sparge, this false bottom design of DaaB's will cope with it :D

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Re: DaaB's false bottom mash tun

Post by SMASH3R » Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:09 pm

Shock horror news. I am just on the verge of replicating the food-grade plastic plate trick to make a false bottom, and the account on 18000feet.com that shows this procedure has been suspended. Darn it. I shall have to try it from memory with the aid of the Screwfix plumbing brassware assortments available.

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