HLT, Mash Tun and Keggle.

[Blackbrew]

Due to some upgrades I have the following equipment for sale.

30 Litre Plastic 2200W Electric HLT with Burco tap, kettle lead €50
SS Keggle with Glass lid, SS ball valve and SS thermo and SS Bazooka on inside €150
Medium Cooler Mash Tun with SS Slotted Manifold and Ball valve. €45 (outside is a little scuffed up)
Large Cooler Mash Tun (60L) with SS Manifold and Ball valve. €75 (as new)

Discount if someone wants the lot or several bits

Perfect for someone looking to move into all grain any questions or if you want better photos, let me know.

Also interested in Trade am looking for Corny kegs and SS Drums (for FV)

[JimmyM]

Ill swap a corny for the mashtun;
Actually - where are ya?

[JimmyM]

I See youve 2 mashtuns - the smaller one will prob do - what size is it?

[newToBrew]

hey Blackbrew -
any chance of a pic of the manifold and or the inside of the green mash tun - have one of those cooler boxes that I need to convert - would like to see your solution
thanks !

[Blackbrew]

hey Blackbrew -
any chance of a pic of the manifold and or the inside of the green mash tun - have one of those cooler boxes that I need to convert - would like to see your solution
thanks !

Its just a bigger/longer version of the other manifold, it's SS flex pipe with slots on the underside and the far end blanked. Its blanked rather than crushed so you can blow water/cleaner through the system to clean the manifold easier. The slots are a PITA to cut in the SS flexi as its tough stuff.

[Ciderhead]

hey Blackbrew -
any chance of a pic of the manifold and or the inside of the green mash tun - have one of those cooler boxes that I need to convert - would like to see your solution
thanks !

I am guessing its similar to my own
15 mashes now with this one and never ever had a stuck sparge or anything close, never saw what all the fuss was about.
Have also posted on here post for cutting copper with jigsaw with template.

[Hop Bomb]

How much better is a manifold like that compared to a bazooka tube? (sorry for hijacking your FS thread)

[Blackbrew]

I did try a braided SS hose in this Tun first but had issues stuck or slow draining, it might have been some poor technique on my part, crushing of the hose, the types of malt (wheat) or my grist ratio, others seem to use these types with no problem for batch sparging.

I think a slotted manifold is the most fool proof and allows fly sparging options.

(I have now moved onto a larger 80L system with a false bottom which im yet to test out). I can include a Braided hose aswell with the smaller mash tun if anyone wants a different option to try (I think the slotted manifold it has fitted now is the best).

[Ciderhead]

Pipe up if you have had a stuck sparge with braid.
Braid is a lot easier to do but not half the fun

[Ciderhead]

I think a slotted manifold is the most fool proof .

Thanks er I think

[rukkus]

I put one of the long bazooka screens into my 60l cooler and it seems to do the job

[Ciderhead]

SS advantages v manifold

Simpler
Easier to construct
Better filtration (particle size)
Cheaper

Disadvantages

Harder to clean
Higher potential for stuck sparge
Prone to channelling
Not as good for fly sparging

[Churchman]

I would like to start an all grain so would be interested in a part swap deal with a couple of cornies for some of your stuff if interested thanks.

[newToBrew]

hey Blackbrew -
any chance of a pic of the manifold and or the inside of the green mash tun - have one of those cooler boxes that I need to convert - would like to see your solution
thanks !

Cheeky cnut!

whatya talkin about willis ?

[Taf]

hey Blackbrew -
any chance of a pic of the manifold and or the inside of the green mash tun - have one of those cooler boxes that I need to convert - would like to see your solution
thanks !

Cheeky cnut!

whatya talkin about willis ?

I wonder how many of the younger brewers know who willis is?