Mini False bottom Mash Tun

[WishboneBrewery]

I made a mini mash tun with False bottom, made out of a 15 Litre bucket, drum tap, Camping mats (2 layers, 3 on Lid with 2" skirting), a pink plastic plate (2mm holes drilled), some copper fittings, a tank connector and a bit of PVC tube, and Duct tape
Even though I already made a Thermos Coolbox mash Tun, I still want to experiment with small batches which means more brewing and 'testing' of recipes
The finished thing:

Inside:

The False bottom and bits of dodgily pushed together pipe:

Did a little heat loss test with hot water:

Time :: Temp
19.36 - 61.1 C
20.38 - 58.6 C
21.06 - 58.0 C
21.35 - 57.6 C

Ordered some Mash-able grains from BarleyBottom / Hope-&-Grape... so I've lots to play with when it all I collect / arrives.

If it falls apart on first use I'll be tipping the mash into the Coolbox to sparge and I've got a slight re-design in mind which won't fall apart!

[OldSpeckledBadger]

Looks very good What size is that plastic tube and where did you get it from?

[WishboneBrewery]

Its 5/8" (16mm) from Hop&Grape http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/catalog/de ... ES20124064 I think I need to get a couple more meters of this (I obviously didn't remember that when I ordered some grains!), Shame Paul @ BB doesn't sell it. It fits on the Plastic Drum Taps a treat, both on the nozzle and the internal bore of the Threaded bit.

[OldSpeckledBadger]

Great Thanks for the info. I'll be converting one of my FVs into a mash tun later this year and the plastic pipe is the only thing I hadn't got a source for. Cheers

[WishboneBrewery]

Worked very well, good run-off, nothing fell apart...
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I think my Mash efficiency was 68%, which isn't bad for a first try... Have to see what the full efficiency is later