I did try some 9mm hose and sewed the join with a strand of SS wire cut from a length of braiding (pic at the bottom of page 2). It did appear a tad loose after the the first, and only, time I've used it- I'll pull it tighter and give it another go.
Cheers,
Jamie
Is My Shiny False Bottom Rubbish?
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orlando
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Re: Is My Shiny False Bottom Rubbish?
Is it soft silicone or is it the harder beer line?JabbA wrote:I did try some 9mm hose and sewed the join with a strand of SS wire cut from a length of braiding (pic at the bottom of page 2). It did appear a tad loose after the the first, and only, time I've used it- I'll pull it tighter and give it another go.
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Jamie
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Fermenting:
Conditioning:
Drinking: Southwold Again,
Up Next: John Barleycorn (Barley Wine)
Planning: Winter drinking Beer
Fermenting:
Conditioning:
Drinking: Southwold Again,
Up Next: John Barleycorn (Barley Wine)
Planning: Winter drinking Beer
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Re: Is My Shiny False Bottom Rubbish?
I use exactly the same false bottom from Brewbuilder. The only difference is I have a bottom drain underneath, but if anything that would make any problem worse.
Unless the entire thing is buckled with a massive gap on one side you don't need to seal around the edges, you just need to get the grain bed set.
Unless the entire thing is buckled with a massive gap on one side you don't need to seal around the edges, you just need to get the grain bed set.
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JabbA
Re: Is My Shiny False Bottom Rubbish?
Yeah, I drain underneath, I've capped of the hole in the middle. The is definite gap, I've tried to 'encourage' it flat all round but it's having none of it! Perhaps I need to wait longer for the grain bed to settle before starting to re-circulate; there's so much more open area compared to my old plastic plate with a few holes drilled in it!
I'm aiming to crush my grain and get a brew on tomorrow, not recirculate and leave to mash overnight- I'll report back on how it goes!
Cheers,
Jamie
I'm aiming to crush my grain and get a brew on tomorrow, not recirculate and leave to mash overnight- I'll report back on how it goes!
Cheers,
Jamie
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Re: Is My Shiny False Bottom Rubbish?
Sounds good.
After I've added the water for a batch sparge I'll give it 5 minutes to settle then start recirculating, just initially with the tap cracked open for half a pint, and then I'll widen it so it's half open. Once the wort goes from turbid to just hazy (about a couple of litres) I open up the tap and run off full blast.
After I've added the water for a batch sparge I'll give it 5 minutes to settle then start recirculating, just initially with the tap cracked open for half a pint, and then I'll widen it so it's half open. Once the wort goes from turbid to just hazy (about a couple of litres) I open up the tap and run off full blast.
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JabbA
Re: Is My Shiny False Bottom Rubbish?
Sounds like a plan. I'm wondering if under-letting would help too...
Cheers,
Jamie
Cheers,
Jamie
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Re: Is My Shiny False Bottom Rubbish?
These false-bottoms can sometimes move around (say when mashing in) and can ride up a bit on the radius at the edge of the pot. Does it seem centralised after you've finished?
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JabbA
Re: Is My Shiny False Bottom Rubbish?
A little update on my issues: I finally got round to using my mill and doing an overnight mash a couple of weeks ago. I conditioned the malt and the crush wasn't as fine as it could have been, and had no issues with run off when fly sparging. I hit neigh on 75% efficiency, I'll close the gap on the mill a tad to see if i can get up towards 80% and still have a grain-free run off.
Cheers,
Jamie
Cheers,
Jamie