LethalCorpse
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So I've got this thing which has been kicking around in the draw for about five years. I believe it started life as a steamer or colander designed to sit in assorted sizes of pot. It's eleven inches across, and the outer 2.5in of it is a set of overlapping hinged plates which allow it to open and close like a foldout satellite dish, which is how it adjusts for different sized pots. It's got standoffs on the underside to hold it above the water, and a ringpull in the middle so you can lift it out. Anyhoo, being one of those things that never gets used, I figured it can be pressed into service as a false bottom for my mashtun. I'd use it upside down, removing the standoffs and the ringpull and drilling a hole in the middle for a pickup tube fitting. My only concern is the holes. They're about 3.1mm dia, with an average of about 6mm pitch. I'm fairly certain there's a high enough open area percentage to prevent stuck sparges, but I'm wondering if those holes aren't too big for the job. I'll be recirculating through a RIMs using a peristaltic pump, so fine debris in the first few runnings should be fine so long as the grain bed will sit happily on it and form a filter bed. Thoughts?
-LC
-LC