mash tun build

[tazuk]

hia all this wot i done so far does it look right
mash tun filter is 9 inch wide 13.5 inch long the slits done with junior hack saw each slit is 1/2 cm apart i will be if i never see a copper tube and hack saw again lol lol the mash tun is 32 ltr :thumb:

 

[bobsbeer]

Looks great. Well done, :clap: I'm about to make one similar, but not looking forward to the cutting.....

 

[tazuk]

i did try to hold tube on a bench a cut :rofl: it it was a pain in the ass :twisted: :twisted:
so i used this vice with a soft grip it was a god send to use :pray: :thumb: :thumb:

 

[bobsbeer]

I might try to use my Dremel with a cutting disk. I hate those baby hack saws with a vengance.

 

[tazuk]

i take it as no replys the mash tun filter is right ???????????????????????????

 

[bobsbeer]

My only comment on the design would be how close you are to the sides. Just wondering if the sparge water would drill down the sides, but apart from that it looks good.

 

[tazuk]

ill think ill leave it as it is
it is working fine for theses guys :thumb:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPogvcGW ... ure=relmfu

 

[evanvine]

i take it as no replys the mash tun filter is right

It is spot on! Well done. :thumb:

 

[tazuk]

sweet cheers :thumb:

i take it as no replys the mash tun filter is right

It is spot on! Well done. :thumb:

 

[dennisdk2000]

My only comment on the design would be how close you are to the sides. Just wondering if the sparge water would drill down the sides, but apart from that it looks good.

That's what I thought based on the designs I've seen and from what I've read about constructing a mash tun; however, I haven't made one, so wouldn't know for sure. In any case, if it turns out that the sparge water tends to go along the sides and not rise the grain bed properly, an easy fix, unless it's been soldered together (which I gather isn't necessary), is to simply shorten the cross-wise pipes by sawing all the way through at one of the slits and re-assemble. But for your sanity, I hope it works as is. And I admire your perseverance!

Dennis

 

[tazuk]

used mash tun filter tonight it worked a treat i could not fault it :thumb:

 

[evanvine]

used mash tun filter tonight it worked a treat i could not fault it :thumb:

Despite the closeness to the sides! :twisted: :thumb:

 

[tazuk]

why do you think i should chop it down a bit for the sides

used mash tun filter tonight it worked a treat i could not fault it :thumb:

Despite the closeness to the sides! :twisted: :thumb:

 

[evanvine]

No, I was refering back to a previous picky post.
If it works, you carry on!

 

[Scorrie]

I have a criticism.






That red and cream leatherette pouffe: it's awful. :mrgreen:

 

[tazuk]

nowt to do with me swimbo got it from carboot lol lol

I have a criticism.


That red and cream leatherette pouffe: it's awful. :mrgreen:

 

[Asalpaws]

Can I ask a question, I'm building my MT. I was thinking of trying to drill lots of holes rather than hacksawing slits. Should I only drill on the upper surface or would holes on the underside help reduce the dead space?

 

[tazuk]

i think its ment to holes for hop filter or use a steel braid hose thing i did
and hack saw cuts for mash tun :thumb:

also are those solder fittings lead free solder ???????????????????

 

[Asalpaws]

Ok, hacksaw cuts it is! Not looking foreward to that job. Did you make cuts just in the upper surface?

Yeah the flux is definatlety lead free, got it from the water pipe section at B and Q

 

[pittsy]

lower side only not top side