Esky With Ss Termimesh..?

[poppa joe]

I have built an Esky with a FULL SS Termimesh false bottom...
About 20 mm Gap from bottom.
Something like that do the job..????
Getting stuff ready to have a go at this A G thing...
Cheers
PJ

 

[praxis178]

I have built an Esky with a FULL SS Termimesh false bottom...
About 20 mm Gap from bottom.
Something like that do the job..????
Getting stuff ready to have a go at this A G thing...
Cheers
PJ

Don't know what the "wise ol'hands" will say about it, but I use termimesh in my small mash tun (20L bucket in bucket job) and have never had any real problems (the one stuck sparge was due I feel to the high wheat content). My big mash tun (55L esky) has a perforated SS sheet false bottom (home made from commercially available sheeting 2mm thick material/2mm dia holes) in it with a termimesh "skirt" around the ends and along the sides to eliminate the otherwise quite large gaps found there.

So personally I don't see any problems so long as you can keep it from collapsing under the weight of the grain bed, but's that's just engineering!

Give it a try and report back. :icon_cheers:

 

[poppa joe]

I have bent the termimesh 20mm to fit the bottom complete ..
Added another 20mm square of mesh underneath for strenght.
Wont collapse..
Cheers
PJ

 

[Sammus]

Do you plan to batch or fly sparge? For batching it should be fine, for flying I've read (in howtobrew) that you don't want it right up against the vessel walls, as that encourages channelling down the sides and isn't really a great thing to have when flying.

 

[poppa joe]

Sammus..

That is the reason i asked ..
I am sure i read somewhere not to take it to edges...
( After i made it )
Probably leave it and Batch Sparge..Change if necessary..
Cheers
PJ