Thoughts on drainage

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Re: Thoughts on drainage

Post by Haydnexport » Tue May 09, 2017 10:09 am

The pot you linked isn't a bottom drain

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Re: Thoughts on drainage

Post by StrontiumDog » Tue May 09, 2017 6:24 pm

True but not bad for the price. I've had a go at pricing one up from brewbuilder and they can do the same but with a bottom drain for £217 which is about £60 more. I know it's an easy convert for most people to do themselves but I really don't have the skills (or, to be fair, the time) to do it myself

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Re: Thoughts on drainage

Post by Haydnexport » Tue May 09, 2017 9:08 pm

get hold of him on twitter, he's a sound bloke , may be able to do a deal ?

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Re: Thoughts on drainage

Post by kev93_10 » Wed May 10, 2017 6:36 am

I've had both the Powell and a 80l converted brewbuilder mash tun. You can't compare them at all.

The Powell is diy at best. Brewbuilder is almost a pro job.

I'll dig out my review thread.

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Re: Thoughts on drainage

Post by kev93_10 » Wed May 10, 2017 6:37 am

Here you go :

Brewbuilder “High End” Mash Tun Review

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Re: Thoughts on drainage

Post by StrontiumDog » Wed May 10, 2017 6:53 am

kev93_10 wrote:Here you go :

Brewbuilder “High End” Mash Tun Review

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That's awesome!!! I think I'll go with a custom job brewbuilder one (not quite the high end as I can't afford that and a false bottom lol). Out of interest, how are you getting on with the false bottom now?

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Re: Thoughts on drainage

Post by Haydnexport » Wed May 10, 2017 9:20 am

I've got a brewbuilder high end 80l with the false bottom , super easy to use, holds temp amazing and only need 3c above strike temp compared to my cool box.

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Re: Thoughts on drainage

Post by kev93_10 » Wed May 10, 2017 3:54 pm

Aye as above. Works a treat. No issues.

The wee rubber gasket round the FB is crap though. Don't bother with it anymore. No grain gets through.

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Re: Thoughts on drainage

Post by Haydnexport » Wed May 10, 2017 7:49 pm

with the gasket , get it to finish near the handle , and you can hold your finger on it as you drop the fb in place and its a perfect seal then 8)

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Re: Thoughts on drainage

Post by Fil » Wed May 10, 2017 9:47 pm

and a spray of starsan makes a great lube, til this was pointed out to me i would spend ages trying to settle my G/f base plate with its silicone seal in place.. a spray of starsan with its wett foam and the silicone seal stops catching on the tube walls and slips into place nicely..
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Re: Thoughts on drainage

Post by StrontiumDog » Thu May 11, 2017 6:47 am

I'm so torn!!! I don't know whether to just spend the money and get the high end mash tun for £217 and spend an extra £50 on the FB or by the parts seperatelty for £215 inc FB and sacrifice the extra insulation....

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Re: Thoughts on drainage

Post by StrontiumDog » Thu May 11, 2017 6:53 am

Also I guess it makes sense to ask, will 33l be big enough?? I don't intend to do batches larger than 5 gallon and I don't plan to do any mega high gravity ones either. I don't want to get something bigger only to find out I loose too much heat because there's loads of space

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Re: Thoughts on drainage

Post by Jocky » Thu May 11, 2017 7:25 am

I have a 35 litre mash tun and it's plenty big enough for 5 gallon high gravity beers. Most normal strength beers you can full volume mash if you want to save time. It's only the stuff above 1.080 where you might have to think about shortening the brew length or doing two mashes and combining.
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Re: Thoughts on drainage

Post by Frothy » Fri May 12, 2017 12:01 am

Jocky wrote:I have a 35 litre mash tun and it's plenty big enough for 5 gallon high gravity beers. Most normal strength beers you can full volume mash if you want to save time. It's only the stuff above 1.080 where you might have to think about shortening the brew length or doing two mashes and combining.
What efficiency do you get from a full volume mash? I guess that means no recirculation or sparge?

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Re: Thoughts on drainage

Post by Jocky » Fri May 12, 2017 10:59 pm

Frothy wrote:
Jocky wrote:I have a 35 litre mash tun and it's plenty big enough for 5 gallon high gravity beers. Most normal strength beers you can full volume mash if you want to save time. It's only the stuff above 1.080 where you might have to think about shortening the brew length or doing two mashes and combining.
What efficiency do you get from a full volume mash? I guess that means no recirculation or sparge?

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Correct. All water in with grain, just drain when done, no need to sparge.

Efficiency is lower, but not drastically so. It's been a while since I did one, but from memory it dropped between 5 and 10% off the into boiler efficiency.
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