punkin
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Hi all, due to a number of customer requests we will soon be releasing a very good keg conversion kit that will allow people to turn a 50l keg, or indeed any other weldable vessel, into a conical fermenter.
The bit we still have to design and build is a filter disc/false bottom section. This will be approx 8"diameter to fit an 8"ferrule.
We currently have acid etched filter disc in 2-4"sizes that are made with a fine screen of holes for other purposes, mainly carbon filtering..
What we'd like to do would be to have a screen that would double as a false bottom, but still be fine enough (ie 1.5mm minimum siz holes) to use as a filter screen.
What i suspect we will be doing though is producing either a slotted false bottom and having people use a cloth filter on top of that or producing a separate filter screen.
What we need help with as being ignorant to the science of brewing if not the enjoyment of it, is the design of the perfect false bottom. :drinks:
We think we know it should be slotted, we don't know what % of the surface area those slots should take up (we think it may be 30%, but 50% has been thrown up too).
We don't know how wide or how long those slots should be. :huh:
We're hoping this product will be a quiet step forward for home brewers to be able to kit themselves out with some very nice bling for an affordable price and any help we can get to making this right for you guys will be appreciated.
The bit we still have to design and build is a filter disc/false bottom section. This will be approx 8"diameter to fit an 8"ferrule.
We currently have acid etched filter disc in 2-4"sizes that are made with a fine screen of holes for other purposes, mainly carbon filtering..
What we'd like to do would be to have a screen that would double as a false bottom, but still be fine enough (ie 1.5mm minimum siz holes) to use as a filter screen.
What i suspect we will be doing though is producing either a slotted false bottom and having people use a cloth filter on top of that or producing a separate filter screen.
What we need help with as being ignorant to the science of brewing if not the enjoyment of it, is the design of the perfect false bottom. :drinks:
We think we know it should be slotted, we don't know what % of the surface area those slots should take up (we think it may be 30%, but 50% has been thrown up too).
We don't know how wide or how long those slots should be. :huh:
We're hoping this product will be a quiet step forward for home brewers to be able to kit themselves out with some very nice bling for an affordable price and any help we can get to making this right for you guys will be appreciated.