Thoughts on drainage

[StrontiumDog]

Hi all.

I'm looking to get this 35 litre Thermo pot

http://www.angelhomebrew.co.uk/en/stock ... s-pot.html

to use at a mash tun. I'm undecided on my options for drainage as to whether I want to spend the extra ~£65 for the bottom drain conversion

http://www.angelhomebrew.co.uk/en/stock ... rsion.html

or just have a drilled hole in the side for a conventional false bottom (I believe they do that as well, I'm not very good with DIY).

I already have a FB

http://the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/acatalo ... om-10.html

so I guess my question is should I get the side drain as I can use some tube to connect the FB I already have or should I pay the extra ~£65 for the bottom drain conversion and if so, how could I connect my FB?

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[Haydnexport]

Have a look on brewbuilder , im sure he's cheaper. You would need a custom cut false bottom if you wanted to have a bottom drain version. I have a bottom drain 80l pot and for sheer ease of cleaning the bottom drain wins.

[Fil]

a bottom drain is not a very difficult diy job, the major cost items being circa £15 for a SS thru the deck fitting for the drain and a £10 20mm qmax punch to make the holes in the bottom skin and the bottom rim. while SS is a hard metal to drill the thermopot skins are uber thin and a sharp punch (nail) can easily puncture the skin in advance of drilling.

the 'tricky bit' is fettling the SS fittings so they squeeze within the base void, and a belt sander and patience are the tools used to grind down a few mm of SS off an elbow and your skin fitting, so they can sit and point thru the base rim centrally..


buying a thermopot direct from the German ebay.fr supplier is generally a fair bit cheaper than buying from a uk retailer, email for a price and pay via a paypal invoce if happy with the price delivery takes a few days. sued.bergland@msg.afterbuy.de

[StrontiumDog]

Hi Fil

Which supplier is that?

[Fil]

Hi Fil

Which supplier is that?

I know them as Bergland, they advertise on ebay.fr and deliver on the continent, search www.ebay.fr for 'innox marmite 50l' which is iirc 'stainless steel stockpot 50l' in french
fwiw i have boutgth 2 x 80l thermopots direct from them and many folk get stick pots and thermopots from them, (budget ss stockpots single skin and not sutable for induction hobs)

[StrontiumDog]

Hi Fil

Which supplier is that?

I know them as Bergland, they advertise on ebay.fr and deliver on the continent, search http://www.ebay.fr for 'innox marmite 50l' which is iirc 'stainless steel stockpot 50l' in french
fwiw i have boutgth 2 x 80l thermopots direct from them and many folk get stick pots and thermopots from them, (budget ss stockpots single skin and not sutable for induction hobs)

Awesome! Thanks for this, I'll have a look

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[Fil]

i posted an email for em earlier..

[StrontiumDog]

i posted an email for em earlier..

With you now, very much appreciate the help [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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[StrontiumDog]

Tried emailing but it said address not found??

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[Fil]

try this one.. catering-portal.bergland@msg.afterbuy.de

[StrontiumDog]

Cheers

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[StrontiumDog]

Just occured to me. If I had a thermometer hole in the top like this

https://powellbrewing.co.uk/product/40l ... ure-gauge/

Then in theory I could use it as a fermenter as well? For now I only intend to brew one batch at a time


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[bobsbeer]

Also check out BrewBuilder. https://www.brewbuilder.co.uk/mash-tun- ... p-kit.html I got my bottom drain fittings kit from there and all went together smoothly.

[mozza]

Also check out BrewBuilder. https://www.brewbuilder.co.uk/mash-tun- ... p-kit.html I got my bottom drain fittings kit from there and all went together smoothly.

+1
I tried looking around online for cheaper stainless bits and pieces but couldn't do it cheaper than BrewBuilder. Still a DIY job involving an angle grinder but well worth it.

[StrontiumDog]

What does everyone think of this? My FB is a bit DIY and this seems a pretty good deal

https://powellbrewing.co.uk/product/40l ... ure-gauge/


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