Mash tun help

[cabron99]

Found these yesterday. Each holds about 5 gallons. Bottom drain, all stainless, about 1 and 1/2 inches of insulation. Thinking about a false bottom for a mash tun. Problem is the openings are only about 5 inches. Any suggestions?

 

[tflew]

Personally I would cut the top off. It would be a real PITA to clean out all the grain with 5 inch opening. Good find though

 

[cabron99]

Yeah, the cool factor might be out-weighed by the inconvenience of cleaning. Think I'll sit on this one for a while.

 

[tre9er]

5" opening? No problem. Turn it over and dump out what you can. The rest you can spray out with the hose. 5g is pretty small though.

 

[cabron99]

Still need ideas on a false bottom for these guys. Would have to be hinged, maybe twice.

 

[tre9er]

Still need ideas on a false bottom for these guys. Would have to be hinged, maybe twice.

What's the bottom drain look like? guessing it's sanitary, flush with the bottom of the vessel? I see a side drain in the pics, I think. Perhaps you can remove that, install a threaded bulkhead and then drop braid down in there. The bottom drain is mostly handy for cleaning. It means you can clean in place because your water can drain fully without tipping the vessel.