I haven't brewed beer in over 2 years; bought a house, had a kid, you know, that sort of thing. So I'm raring and ready to get back into it and want to go full tilt. Last time I brewed I did it BIAB with one kettle and a tripod holding my grains above it.
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But now since I want to do it properly, so I'm building my own mash tun using a Gatorade Cooler (which I acquired many years ago as a coach), a weldless spigot, a female to female coupler and a bazooka screen. All in all it cost me about $32, and while it may have been cheaper (not by much) to have bought all of these individually from my local hardware or big box store, it all wouldn't have been stainless, come with silicone washers or a nicely built bazooka screen.
I first took all of the fittings apart and wrapped any threads in teflon tape. I then loosened the hose clamp on the bazooka screen, took out the continuous 1/2" thread and took the male to female couple that came with the spigot and lightly tightened the continuous thread into it. I then put the bazooka screen on the male end of the male to female couple and tightened down the hose clamp.
I slid on the metal washer and then the silicone washer to the continuous thread. I then put the screen in the cooler, pushed it through the spigot hole, put the silicone washer and then the metal washer on the outside of the cooler. Put the female to female coupler on the outside of the cooler and then tightened the spigot to the coupler.
Hope this helps anyone who's building their own mash tun.
Insert Gratuitous Picture here:
But now since I want to do it properly, so I'm building my own mash tun using a Gatorade Cooler (which I acquired many years ago as a coach), a weldless spigot, a female to female coupler and a bazooka screen. All in all it cost me about $32, and while it may have been cheaper (not by much) to have bought all of these individually from my local hardware or big box store, it all wouldn't have been stainless, come with silicone washers or a nicely built bazooka screen.
I first took all of the fittings apart and wrapped any threads in teflon tape. I then loosened the hose clamp on the bazooka screen, took out the continuous 1/2" thread and took the male to female couple that came with the spigot and lightly tightened the continuous thread into it. I then put the bazooka screen on the male end of the male to female couple and tightened down the hose clamp.
I slid on the metal washer and then the silicone washer to the continuous thread. I then put the screen in the cooler, pushed it through the spigot hole, put the silicone washer and then the metal washer on the outside of the cooler. Put the female to female coupler on the outside of the cooler and then tightened the spigot to the coupler.
Hope this helps anyone who's building their own mash tun.
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