Recently harvested yeast - starter or straight in?

[Tony1951]

My mashtun is a 19 litre Igloo cooler I got for about �£25. My mate put a new tap on it and a steel braid filter similar to that one in your pic. Works well.

Where does the steel braid filter material come from Clibit? Keen to try this.

 

[clibit]

Where does the steel braid filter material come from Clibit? Keen to try this.

My mate's a builder he used stuff he had hanging around - but I am sure builders merchants will sell it.

 

[Tony1951]

My mate's a builder he used stuff he had hanging around - but I am sure builders merchants will sell it.

I found some on ebay. £11 a meter and it fits onto hoses from 16mm to 28mm. I just need to check the black tap I have. I bought three of them for a water butt a few years ago and still have one unused. Igloo coolboxes seem a bit pricey but there are unbranded ones for about £12 that are of suitable size. Box, filter braid, tap. Just need to drill a hole and we are done I think.

 

[jeg3]

I was thinking for the mash. To prevent the stuck sparge. But a mashtun would be a good alternative.

Interestingly I had a stuck sparge today, on the brew that I'm pitching the starter from the OP...!