Imperial Stout
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Want to set up a 10 gallon Polar Wear brew pot with SS spigot as a mash tun. The inside diameter measures 15.7", same as the Megapot 15 gallon pot so the 15 gal FB should fit the 10 gal pot I have.
The three false bottoms are:
Universal False Bottom $49.99
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/universal-false-bottom.html
that will also need:
Mash Tun False Bottom Adapter, Stainless $9.49
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/mash-tun-false-bottom-adapter-stainless.html
This FB is only 11.5" dia and would leave 2" all around the bottom of the pot.
Concerned the grain in that area will not get rinsed well.
False Bottom for 15 Gallon Megapot 1.2 $89.99
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/15-5-8-diameter-false-bottom-with-feet-stainless-steel.html
This may be the best choice. Should fit tight and leave about a 1/8" gap between the FB and pot walls.
Blichmann BoilerMaker - 10 Gallon False Bottom $76.99
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/blichmann-boilermaker-10-gallon-false-bottom.html
Like this technology. Although my pot does not have the ridge for the FB to rest on, I can make a ring out of copper tubing that will serve the same purpose.
Mostly interested in hearing from people who have used these false bottoms and what you liked or didn't like about them.
How much heat will I loose from a 10 gal SS brew pot in a 1 hour mash? Use a cooler now and have no heat loss. Should I get a small burner? Someone on Home Brew Talk said not to direct a mash tun. Why? Have not got back to him yet but will. He recommended RIMS or HERMS. Have heard of those systems but don't really know what they are.
The burner I am thinking about is a The Dark Star Burner, $49.99
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/the-dark-star-burner.html
This is a small 54,000 BTU burner. I use a Blichmann 72,000 BTU burner to boil wort. Plan to heat water on the Blichmann, add grain and use the small burner to keep the mash at the right temp if needed.
Burner is rated to hold a 10 gal pot. I assume that means with 7 gal water for a 5 gal batch. I make high gravity beers with 22 pounds of grain and 7 gallons of water. Anyone think the burner will not support this weight?
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"ich braute dieses Bier mit meinem Hund" (Life is indeed short: Get a Beagle and a Beer
The three false bottoms are:
Universal False Bottom $49.99
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/universal-false-bottom.html
that will also need:
Mash Tun False Bottom Adapter, Stainless $9.49
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/mash-tun-false-bottom-adapter-stainless.html
This FB is only 11.5" dia and would leave 2" all around the bottom of the pot.
Concerned the grain in that area will not get rinsed well.
False Bottom for 15 Gallon Megapot 1.2 $89.99
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/15-5-8-diameter-false-bottom-with-feet-stainless-steel.html
This may be the best choice. Should fit tight and leave about a 1/8" gap between the FB and pot walls.
Blichmann BoilerMaker - 10 Gallon False Bottom $76.99
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/blichmann-boilermaker-10-gallon-false-bottom.html
Like this technology. Although my pot does not have the ridge for the FB to rest on, I can make a ring out of copper tubing that will serve the same purpose.
Mostly interested in hearing from people who have used these false bottoms and what you liked or didn't like about them.
How much heat will I loose from a 10 gal SS brew pot in a 1 hour mash? Use a cooler now and have no heat loss. Should I get a small burner? Someone on Home Brew Talk said not to direct a mash tun. Why? Have not got back to him yet but will. He recommended RIMS or HERMS. Have heard of those systems but don't really know what they are.
The burner I am thinking about is a The Dark Star Burner, $49.99
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/the-dark-star-burner.html
This is a small 54,000 BTU burner. I use a Blichmann 72,000 BTU burner to boil wort. Plan to heat water on the Blichmann, add grain and use the small burner to keep the mash at the right temp if needed.
Burner is rated to hold a 10 gal pot. I assume that means with 7 gal water for a 5 gal batch. I make high gravity beers with 22 pounds of grain and 7 gallons of water. Anyone think the burner will not support this weight?
__________________
"Ask not what your country can brew for you ; ask what you can brew for your country."
"ich braute dieses Bier mit meinem Hund" (Life is indeed short: Get a Beagle and a Beer