Recirculation port for attaching your sparge assembly. All stainless steel mashing made cooler false bottom 10 gallon. I now use my old 5 gallon mash tun for fly sparing. I decided to build my own mash tun which cost roughly 100 all said and done. Then mixed the grains and had the ingredients stay in the controlled heat of 158 degrees fahrenheit for 1 hour before fly sparging and boiling the wort in a stainless steel 10 gal kettle. Oct 30, 2012 brew hardwares 10 gallon beverage cooler mash tun conversion kit. The transition from extract to allgrain brewing doesnt have to be complicated.
How to build your own homebrewing mash tun popular mechanics. Eliminate the clutter and create a neat and organized appearance with this rubbermaid roughneck 10 gallon box. This insulated 10 gallon cooler is typically used for allgrain brewing. Brew hardware is known for innovative, high quality brewing gear. The insulated cooler holds temperatures constant throughout the mash. This 12 model is custom designed to fit igloo and rubbermaid 10 gallon coolers. False bottoms for brew pots, keg kettles, igloo cooler and rubbermaid cooler mash tuns. Rubbermaid mash tun with a 12 stainless steel false bottom and brewed three batches of beer cream, steam, and scotch ales. I was looking forward to brewing with the chapman 10 gallon mash tun.
Cooler mash tun, 10 gallon w stainless steel false bottom. If the hole in your cooler is 78 or even up to 1 in diameter such as in the rubbermaid. The mash tun is a converted 10 gallon igloo cooler with a stainless steel false bottom, a stainless tube, and ball valve. Heres how you can convert a common picnic cooler into an allgrain mashlauter tun its no sweat. Jul 29, 2014 a mash tun is where a brewer steeps grain with hot water to produce a sugary liquid that will eventually beco. This kit will turn a 5 gallon round cooler into mash tun using all stainless high flow components. The insulated cooler holds temperatures constant throughout the mash, while the grain settles nicely across the false bottom. Everything is included, the stainless false bottom, valve, connecting barbs. Order a foot of our j50 38 thermoplastic tubing to fit this hose barb. By john palmer brewing techniques a cooler way to ease into allgrain brewing. This kit will turn a 10 gallon round cooler into mash tun using all stainless high flow components. Oct 12, 2015 this brew hardware mash tun conversion kit includes everything you need to convert a 10 gallon igloo or home depot rubbermaid cooler to a. Assembly takes about 15 minutes and requires a crescent wrench, 38 drill bit, and a screwdriver.
A mash tun is a container that holds hot water and grains during the mashing process. Nov 14, 20 looking to build an inexpensive and effective mash tun. All stainless steel mashing made cooler false bottom 10 gallon can be found online at adventures in homebrewing along with other beer making equipment, hardware, accessories and all grain brewing. I knew this would work because a guy named kevin used this same one except mine. Chapman 15 gallon thermobarrel stainless steel mash tun gasone 10 gallon stainless steel home brew kettle pot pre drilled 4 pc set 40 quart tri ply bottom for beer brewing includes. A mash tun is where a brewer steeps grain with hot water to produce a sugary liquid that will eventually. Installation is super easy and takes only a few minutes, complete assembly and use instructions are included. This project is an easy one that can be completed in a few minutes and with little effort. One quick thing you should know it really is worth it to build a 10 gallon mash tun rather than building a 5 gallon one, although these parts will work for both. They all recommended a 10 gallon tun because it offers enough room for the amount of grain boozier beers and largervolume batches require. Includes all of the parts to convert a 10 gallon round igloo cooler into a mash tun.
Assembly takes about 15 minutes and requires a crescent wrench, 38 drill bit, and a s. Its made of shatter and weatherresistant polyethylene that can withstand extreme. You can build a functional, effective mash tun using basic tools and fairly inexpensive parts. Buy rubbermaid roughneck storage box, 10 gal, steel gray at. This parts kit includes everything you will need to convert two igloo or rubbermaid 10 gallon round beverage coolers into a mash tun.
The barb size on the mash tun for the output is 12. Polished to a medium luster, it has a false bottom built for us by norcal brewing solutions. This fullfeatured setup includes the 3v econtroller. While youve been considering converting to all grain brewing, you like me may have been intimidated by the idea of the new equipment required. But offtheshelf components from your local hardware store work just as well, and cost far less. Includes stainless false bottom and ball valve and an installed thermometer for tracking mash temps. I saw a chart awhile ago that said such a cooler could handle 24 lbs of grain. But then i did some digging around, and i stumbled upon this post over at homebrewtalk. This kit comes with everything you need to convert your own 10 gallon igloo or rubbermaid round beverage cooler into a super efficient mash tun. This is the same rubbermaid cooler as our 10 gallon mash tuns, just a smaller, 5 gallon version. I just did 20 lbs of grain in a 10 gal cooler mash tun today. Youre ready to take the leap to all grain, and here i will show you step by step how to build a 10 gallon mash tun from a cooler. Using that link as my blueprint, i took a free saturday afternoon and 3 trips to home depot to build my mash tun. Comes with a stainless ball valve cooler kit and a 12 stainless steel false bottom.
We recommend cooler kit basic gott rubbermaid conversion kit brass no barb to make this cooler a mash tun or hot liquor tank. Northern brewer insulated cooler all grain beer brewing kits 12 gallon mash tun 4. If you have a rubbermaid or other brand of cooler you may need to adjust the size of the fittings to cooler but the same principles apply. This article will focus on converting a round 10g cooler into a mash tun mt for your brewery. You can attach this hose to the inside of a r45 brewers edge kettlevalve with an s37 38 stainless nipple. Home depot 10 gallon beverage cooler with about 1 inch hole fro spigot. This cooler is heavy duty and includes a screw down lid for added. Coolers like this work great as mash tuns because the uses 10 gallon rubbermaid cooler but might need larger to accommodate a 10 gallon. Oct 12, 2015 this brew hardware mash tun conversion kit includes everything you need to convert a 10 gallon igloo or home depot rubbermaid cooler to a mash tun. Dear beer advocate advocates, i recently bought a 10 gal. Please let me know if you have had issues with rubbermaid mash tuns. Today i assembled and tested my 5 gallon mash tun made from parts i bought off the shelf at my local home depot see complete parts list below. Ice chest coolers are usually sized at 34 or 48 qt 8. How to build an all grain brewing kettle kit mash tun build.
Rubbermaid cooler is shown above with its white gasket there is no need to use teflon tape. Weve featured in the 10 gallon version of this kit in the past. Brew hardwares mash tun conversion kit is available in two versions. This kit will turn a 10 gallon round cooler into mash tun using all stainless high. For allgrain brewing, you need to crush your grains before adding them to the mash tun so the hot water can reach all the good stuff inside them. Coolers of this size can easily hold 10 lb of grain and the water to mash it. Description this kit will convert all 10 gallon igloo, rubbermaid, and gott round water coolers into an insulated mash tun. I settled on a home made copper manifold that fits snug into my rubbermaid mash. They have a good amount of gear that is their design and only available via brew hardware. This brew hardware mash tun conversion kit includes everything you need to convert a 10 gallon igloo or home depot rubbermaid cooler to a mash tun.
Features stainless false bottom, spigot and barb as well as fda approved food grade plastic and fda approved silicone tubing. We recommend cooler kit basic gott rubbermaid conversion kit brass no barb to make this cooler a mash tun. I was pretty set on buying a premade mash tun i saw on midwest supply. I used my 5 gallon round mash tun for 7 or 8 batches, then grew tired of doing 2 batch spurges. I knew this would work because a guy named kevin used this same one except mine has much fancier and deluxe tropical designs. Building my 10 gallon mash tun cooler river crew brewing. Mar 30, 2011 for my mash tun, i chose to build my own out of a 10 gallon cooler. The rubbermaid roughneck storage box, 10 gallon, includes one box and lid. This mash tun is perfect for brewing 10 gallon batches. So i decided to buy this and i couldnt be more happy. Sep 19, 2014 a mash tun made from a cooler with a ten gallon capacity for all grain homebrewing. This brew hardware mash tun conversion kit includes everything you need to convert a 10 gallon igloo or home depot rubbermaid cooler to. Everything is included, the stainless false bottom, valve, connecting barbs, silicone seals, and tubing.
You can build your own mash tun from a round or rectangular plastic cooler or a converted keg. Jun 30, 2014 so, youve decided to move to all grain and are trying to figure out what equipment you need. Coolers like this work great as mash tuns because the uses 10 gallon rubbermaid cooler but might need larger to accommodate a 10 gallon batch. Discussion in homebrewing started by alexfields, apr 7, 20. Can i fit 20lbs of grain in a 10 gallon mash tun cooler. Wrap a light layer of teflon tape around your first hose barb. You can buy kewler kit conversions that supply you with a prebuild. Cooler conversion kit 10 gallon coolers williams brewing. Feb 15, 2012 you can buy kewler kit conversions that supply you with a prebuild bulkhead and faucet for converting a 10 gallon rubbermaid beverage cooler into a. One 10 gallon cooler will be used as a hot liquor tank. The 10 gallon all grain home brewing kit includes all the equipment necessary to brew and keg 10 gallons of beer at a time, including four 5 gallon kegs so you can dispense a complete brew from two. Save the cost of shipping two big coolers with this doityourself version. Mash tun with false bottom cooler conversion, 10 gallons from bfe outfitters.
A larger cooler, however, will give you more flexibility in the amount and strength of beer you can make. This parts kit includes everything you will need to convert two igloo or rubbermaid 10 gallon round beverage coolers into a mash tun, and a hot liquor tank. We have made mashing easy by converting a rubbermaid cooler into an amazing, temperature retaining, mash tun. This will walk you through the simple steps of converting a 10 gallon rubbermaid cooler into a functioning mash tun. Help with 10g cooler mash tun conversion community. Mash tun with false bottom cooler conversion, 10 gallons from. All specific parts listed here are fitted for a 10 gallon igloo beverage cooler. Chapman 10 gallon thermobarrel stainless steel mash tun. This brew hardware kit includes everything you need to convert a 5 gallon igloo or home depot rubbermaid cooler to a mash tun. Its much better to get a 10 gallon mash tun right away if you plan on all grain brewing seriously. My first all grain batch i hit my temps and didnt lose more than 2 degrees during my mash. Dec 12, 2010 today i assembled and tested my 5 gallon mash tun made from parts i bought off the shelf at my local home depot see complete parts list below.
Diy mash tun, parts list to build a 10 gallon cooler mlt. For allgrain brewing, you need to crush your grains before adding them to the mash tun. Ive been fortunate to collaborate on some all grain recipes with a few very experienced brewers. How to build your own homebrewing mash tun to get started brewing that crisp summer beer or blackasnight porter, youll first need a specialized brewing container called a mash tun. So, youre new to all grain homebrewing, and youve got your eye on a sweet cooler to convert into that very first mash tun.
Save money on shipping by getting just the hardware. The diameter of the rubbermaid 10 gal orange water cooler is 19. Prior to mashing i warmed 5 gallons of water to 168 degrees fahrenheit and added the water to the mash tun. The result was a mash tun that would lose 7 to 10 degrees during mashing. Looking to build an inexpensive and effective mash tun. The hlt will include a ball valve and hose for sparging. It can be used as a mash tun or as a hot liquor tank with the correct items. Mar 11, 2017 update 112019 this mash tun is still going strong and am getting really awesome efficiency with it here is my guide to making a mash turn for homebrewing. This insulated 10gallon cooler is typically used for allgrain brewing. Concord stainless steel false bottom set w elbow mash tun. First and second mash tuns were received with dented lids, missing the false bottoms and associated hardware. And after flirting with mini mash brewing for the better part of a year its time to graduate to an allgrain system.
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