So i brewed a 30.5 lb grain brew last night and had problems getting the liquid to drain from my 11 gallon rubbermaid cooler MLT. I have the SS braid setup and this is the 2nd time i have used this cooler. Keep in mind i batch sparge. The first time i used it the first run off came out without too much problem. Once i sparged it, it was draining really slow but wasnt too bad. That was with a 25 lb grain bill. This time the first runoff went ok at first but after 3 gallons (out of 7) it came to a really slow pour. Even after stirring and trying to move the grains around it still just was crawling out of the MLT at a rate of MAYBE 1 gallon per 10-15 minutes. I have searched many threads of a solution and the only thing i can think of is that there is not enough surface area of my braid and therefor is taking way to long for the liquid to get to it. I could build a manifold but prefer to use the SS braid. Any suggestions? Is it possible to do some kind of "t" setup with 2 SS braids? Anyways just wanted to get some thoughts and suggestions before I take action. I homebrewed 3 years ago all the time thanks to this website and just recently got back into it. Working out all the kinks takes time and this homebrew nation has always helped me out.