John Spiegel
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Putting together a mash tun using an old 5 gal cooler. I got the necessary hardware (Dernord 1/2 inch stainless ball valve system) and attached the new spigot. Maybe it's just my cooler, but there's enough insulation that the 1/2" hex nipple doesn't quite have enough space on both sides for the spigot+o-ring on one side, and for the o-ring+washer and also bazooka screen on the other. I tried fitting the bazooka screen on top of the o-ring, and it worked to keep most of the water/wort in, but if I wiggle the spigot at all or even open the ball-valve, a little bit leaks through. Used the set up for a brew and lost roughly 1 quart over the course of the mash and sparge. Luckily, I was able to catch most of that, but still. It's currently functional, but definitely annoying. Just wondering if my cooler is a weird size, or if you all use larger hex nipples than I do to connect everything together?