Recently completed three new projects SS Mash Tun, Underletting Arm and Mill-house for my new Crank.
SS Mash Tun and Underletting Arm
SS false bottom and pickup
The SS Mash Tun was covered with loops of foam building barrier then wrapped in a vehicle windscreen sunshield and all taped up with duct tape. The lid was cut from 4" polystyrene foam and has two layers of aluminium foil glued over it. The base is also insulated with a circle of foam. The False Bottom is a 9" Domed Stainless from Grain and Grape plumbed in using 1/2" copper, the fitting and hose barb was removed from the false bottom and replaced with a copper elbow which protrudes to about 3mm from the bottom of the pickup well in the bottom of the Tun. Mash of 6Kg grist drops less than 1C over 90 min.
The underletting arm was made from food grade poly pipe. I gravity feed from the HLT, lifting out the arm after mash in giving it a couple of plunges and turns and all is done, no dough balls, very pleased with underletting.
Mill Housing for Crankandstein
Mill Hopper
The Mill-House is made of MDF with 6 coats of estapol to seal it. It's a copy of TidalPete's housing which I thought made perfect sense, it has positioning ring under the deck which fits neatly inside the top of a plastic Bunnings Handi Pail to catch the grist. The hopper is a U/S spring water bottle, holds around 7Kg of malt. Living close to the beach the mill base and housing configuration is small enough to store in a plastic bag sprayed inside with cooking oil to guard against rust.
SS Mash Tun and Underletting Arm
The SS Mash Tun was covered with loops of foam building barrier then wrapped in a vehicle windscreen sunshield and all taped up with duct tape. The lid was cut from 4" polystyrene foam and has two layers of aluminium foil glued over it. The base is also insulated with a circle of foam. The False Bottom is a 9" Domed Stainless from Grain and Grape plumbed in using 1/2" copper, the fitting and hose barb was removed from the false bottom and replaced with a copper elbow which protrudes to about 3mm from the bottom of the pickup well in the bottom of the Tun. Mash of 6Kg grist drops less than 1C over 90 min.
The underletting arm was made from food grade poly pipe. I gravity feed from the HLT, lifting out the arm after mash in giving it a couple of plunges and turns and all is done, no dough balls, very pleased with underletting.
Mill Housing for Crankandstein
The Mill-House is made of MDF with 6 coats of estapol to seal it. It's a copy of TidalPete's housing which I thought made perfect sense, it has positioning ring under the deck which fits neatly inside the top of a plastic Bunnings Handi Pail to catch the grist. The hopper is a U/S spring water bottle, holds around 7Kg of malt. Living close to the beach the mill base and housing configuration is small enough to store in a plastic bag sprayed inside with cooking oil to guard against rust.
) Im still unsure how to inclose the top so any suggestions are welcome.
