cool box picture

[trickybrew]

Hi all I have my 32L thermos cool box on its way to me good good, getting ready for my 1st all grain brew for some time now, hob goblin clone it will be, nice I hope as this is what I only drink, anyways guys any pictures of you cool box mash tun as I'm looking to see what taps and filters you all use, see what looks and work best
Thanks

[Piscator]

Here's mine - Just a cheap Tesco coolbox. I was using a drum tap but now have a simple ball valve so I can fit an elbow and pipe when running off.
I have found that if the joints indicated in the picture are soldered and airtight it drains down very well


Here are my manifold slots.


No stuck mashes ever - have fun with your project.
Cheers


Edit: Forgot to say I un-clipped the inner liner and added a couple of extra layers of polystyrene between the liner and outer skin.

[trickybrew]

[quote="Piscator"]Here's mine - Just a cheap Tesco coolbox. I was using a drum tap but now have a simple ball valve so I can fit an elbow and pipe when running off.
I have found that if the joints indicated in the picture are soldered and airtight it drains down very well
Here are my manifold slots.
No stuck mashes ever - have fun with your project.
Cheers
Nice but what about a close up of the tap outer and iner be nice thanks
And thanks I'll post pictures of it I think

[Piscator]

I don't have any pictures of the drum tap set up from before I changed it but you can see in the top photo it fitted through the inner skin exactly the same as it would through a pressure barrel or FV and I used a tap connector on the back of it.

To fit the ball valve I used a tank connector with the threaded end facing to the outside and a compression fitting on the inside into the back of the tank connector - it's put away in the loft at the moment but I'll get a photo of the fittings tomorrow.

[MTW]

The slots usually go downwards

I read recently that the filter should not reach the sides: it should be set in a fair way so that (when you are fly sparging) it avoids collecting weak channels from down the side wall...apparently. Mine goes nearly to the edge, but if I was dong it again, I guess I would avoid that.

[Piscator]

The slots usually go downwards

I had to turn the slots around so you could see them in the photo

[Piscator]

I read recently that the filter should not reach the sides: it should be set in a fair way so that (when you are fly sparging) it avoids collecting weak channels from down the side wall...apparently. Mine goes nearly to the edge, but if I was dong it again, I guess I would avoid that.

It's generally regarded as bad practice to sparge against the walls as the liquor will tend to follow the line of least resistance between the wall and grain reducing the level of extract - with my set up most of the draw occurs in the central T piece pulling wort towards the center of the grain bed. I usually manage to hit a mash efficiency of 85% which is good enough for me. The benefit of the manifold sitting near the edges is that it is less likely to get knocked apart and dislodged while doughing in subsequently avoiding problems running off later.

[Hudders]

I've fitted a circular false bottom to a 16l Coleman cool box. It seems to be performing pretty well.

[Piscator]

Here you go Tricky, it's fitted with a 15mm tank connector - This one's been going about 8 years and has mashed it's way through quite a bit of grain
I did make a valentine arm for it after getting all enthusiastic following a visit to a brewery that was using one but to be honest it was overkill and I like simple so I stopped using it. Hope the pic's are useful.

[trickybrew]

I've fitted a circular false bottom to a 16l Coleman cool box. It seems to be performing pretty well.[/quote]

That base filter bed looks well good can you get me one to fit my thermos cool box 32L

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[Hudders]

I've fitted a circular false bottom to a 16l Coleman cool box. It seems to be performing pretty well.

That base filter bed looks well good can you get me one to fit my thermos cool box 32L[/quote]

Try this link:

https://www.home-brew-hopshop.co.uk/adv ... cription=0