Hello fellow homebrewers,
I have decided to make the switch to all-grain brewing, and as a result, spent much of the last couple of weeks scouring through homebrew forums and youtube videos (yes, unfortunately even came across the infamous "take some advise" AKA "TSA".
Much of what I am presenting to you will be nearly direct copies of other individuals projects, however, they are not "exactly" the same, or in some cases, are being readdressed to show the steps in a little more detail.
With that said, I will be showing you how to make a cooler MLT, modify the 30qt backyard classic turkey fryer, build a rib-cage immersion chiller, and an aquarium fermentation chamber.
Here's the whole setup, minus the fermentation chamber.
#1) Cooler MLT.
Basically, I had a spare 36qt Coleman Xtreme Cooler lying around my garage, so that was an easy/cheap part. I started by removing the plastic plug and nozzle that is threaded onto the water drain (make sure to leave the rubber washer on the inside of the cooler). I then acquired 20" of SS braided hose and cut one end of the hose near the the connector, and then cut the hose again except this time about 3-4" away from the other connector. Next take the silicone hose out of the larger length of braided hose and discard of the silicone hose. After that, reattach the braided potion back over the section that has 3-4" of SS length and the connector still in tact. Once that is done, use a zip tie to seal off the end without the connector, and a SS hose clamp to seal the other end. Now take a 2" brass 1/2" nipple, WATTS A-837 (Lowes) and insert into the hold where the rubber washer is. Once that is done, take a 1/2" steel conduit lock washer and thread it onto the nipple, seating up against the rubber washer. Once that is done, take the connection on the SS braided hose and connect it to the nipple (use threaded seal tape when connecting).
Now for the outside, I used two large steel 5/8" (I think) washer and put it over the nipple to provide some load bearing support. Then I used another conduit lock washer to lock the washers in place. Once that was done, I put a normal 1/2" ball lock valve with hose threading onto it. To finish it off, I got a couple feet of 1/2" ID vinyl tubing and attached it to a 1/2" barb to hose fitting, and then attached that to the ball lock. All done!
I have decided to make the switch to all-grain brewing, and as a result, spent much of the last couple of weeks scouring through homebrew forums and youtube videos (yes, unfortunately even came across the infamous "take some advise" AKA "TSA".
Much of what I am presenting to you will be nearly direct copies of other individuals projects, however, they are not "exactly" the same, or in some cases, are being readdressed to show the steps in a little more detail.
With that said, I will be showing you how to make a cooler MLT, modify the 30qt backyard classic turkey fryer, build a rib-cage immersion chiller, and an aquarium fermentation chamber.
Here's the whole setup, minus the fermentation chamber.
#1) Cooler MLT.
Basically, I had a spare 36qt Coleman Xtreme Cooler lying around my garage, so that was an easy/cheap part. I started by removing the plastic plug and nozzle that is threaded onto the water drain (make sure to leave the rubber washer on the inside of the cooler). I then acquired 20" of SS braided hose and cut one end of the hose near the the connector, and then cut the hose again except this time about 3-4" away from the other connector. Next take the silicone hose out of the larger length of braided hose and discard of the silicone hose. After that, reattach the braided potion back over the section that has 3-4" of SS length and the connector still in tact. Once that is done, use a zip tie to seal off the end without the connector, and a SS hose clamp to seal the other end. Now take a 2" brass 1/2" nipple, WATTS A-837 (Lowes) and insert into the hold where the rubber washer is. Once that is done, take a 1/2" steel conduit lock washer and thread it onto the nipple, seating up against the rubber washer. Once that is done, take the connection on the SS braided hose and connect it to the nipple (use threaded seal tape when connecting).
Now for the outside, I used two large steel 5/8" (I think) washer and put it over the nipple to provide some load bearing support. Then I used another conduit lock washer to lock the washers in place. Once that was done, I put a normal 1/2" ball lock valve with hose threading onto it. To finish it off, I got a couple feet of 1/2" ID vinyl tubing and attached it to a 1/2" barb to hose fitting, and then attached that to the ball lock. All done!