My Mash Tun

[Margwar]

Want to give AG a go and built a Mash Tun on the weekend.
All sorced from my second home Bunnings.
Ball valve $13, Braided hose $7, water tank connection $6, Eski $30 from Coles on special.

Was stoked with the ball valve as I couldnt get them that cheap on ebay....

Water tested, no leaks. Reday for some AG this week.... Woo Hoo!

 

[manticle]

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[WarmBeer]

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I agree. Photo's, or it never happened

Curious though, when did you buy the Esky from Coles, and how much? Just went to my local Coles at lunchtime, and all they had was 25lt jobbies for ~$48. Not a bargain in my book.

 

[Fourstar]

I agree. Photo's, or it never happened
Curious though, when did you buy the Esky from Coles, and how much? Just went to my local Coles at lunchtime, and all they had was 25lt jobbies for ~$48. Not a bargain in my book.

Keep your eye open for when rays outdoors do sales on their 38L rubbermaid* coolers. They drop from $79 to $50 bucks~.
http://www.raysoutdoors.com.au/product/139...osty+Jug+38L/78

Or you could just go out and get one of these for $79! but you might need to fashion a hole for a bulkhead
http://www.raysoutdoors.com.au/product/140...oler+Box+46L/78

Or this combo for $90 bucks and have an esky available for your travels!
http://www.raysoutdoors.com.au/product/1480/Cooler+Combo/78

*not rubbermaid, some cheap brand but it does the same job!

I know the big green shed always has sales on coolers but they are usually the 200L ones for 150 odd clams.

 

[WarmBeer]

I know the big green shed always has sales on coolers but they are usually the 200L ones for 150 odd clams.

Yes, while I do drool every time I go past them, I don't really see a need for making 150lt+ batches any time soon. My liver thanks me for that

Will keep an eye out for sales time at Ray's. My current 25lt esky is fine, as I drain before batch sparge. But I figure I'll want to do something high gravity sooner or later.

 

[Pollux]

I agree. Photo's, or it never happened

Curious though, when did you buy the Esky from Coles, and how much? Just went to my local Coles at lunchtime, and all they had was 25lt jobbies for ~$48. Not a bargain in my book.

Go to Kmart. I found the exact same willow brand esky for $29, not on special, just the regular price.....

 

[mb83]

Keep your eye open for when rays outdoors do sales on their 38L rubbermaid* coolers. They drop from $79 to $50 bucks~.
http://www.raysoutdoors.com.au/product/139...osty+Jug+38L/78

Or you could just go out and get one of these for $79! but you might need to fashion a hole for a bulkhead
http://www.raysoutdoors.com.au/product/140...oler+Box+46L/78

Or this combo for $90 bucks and have an esky available for your travels!
http://www.raysoutdoors.com.au/product/1480/Cooler+Combo/78

*not rubbermaid, some cheap brand but it does the same job!

I know the big green shed always has sales on coolers but they are usually the 200L ones for 150 odd clams.

I have been using one of Ray's 38L cooler for a year now. They are pretty good, except I find I lose at least 2 degrees and hour, compared to only 1 degree per hour with my square esky. Does anyone else have this problem? How have you fixed it?

Cheers,

Michael

 

[Fourstar]

I have been using one of Ray's 38L cooler for a year now. They are pretty good, except I find I lose at least 2 degrees and hour, compared to only 1 degree per hour with my square esky. Does anyone else have this problem? How have you fixed it?
Cheers,
Michael

I filled the lid with expanda foam and i dump my strike liquor over temp by 5 degrees~ and close up for 5 mins.. it usually drops to my dough in temp by then and mash away. I lose around 1 deg~ this way.

 

[matho]

i have the same 38l cooler i haven't filled the lid but what i do is put some hot water in the tun to preheat it before i use it and then use the standard strike water temp calcs and i only loose about 1 deg over the hour but i would worry about 2 as most of the conversion is done well before the hour.

cheer's matho

 

[Carboy]

I filled the lid with expanda foam and i dump my strike liquor over temp by 5 degrees~ and close up for 5 mins.. it usually drops to my dough in temp by then and mash away. I lose around 1 deg~ this way.

+1 (expanda foam ) I only lose .5 over an hour, but I warm mine up with 5 litres of strike water for 5 minutes, tip that out, then pour in my mash water.

Cheers
Carboy :icon_cheers:

 

[cliffo]

i have the same 38l cooler i haven't filled the lid but what i do is put some hot water in the tun to preheat it before i use it and then use the standard strike water temp calcs and i only loose about 1 deg over the hour but i would worry about 2 as most of the conversion is done well before the hour.

cheer's matho

I do this with mine 38L as well and it seems to work well at helping to hold the mash temp for the hour.

cliffo