Hi Guys,
my fabricated mash tun has a leak and could'nt be arsed fixing it. Its time for an upgrade. This is the criteria i have in mind if any one can add anything do please
Stainless steel
Intergated false bottom and tap
Insulated
Intergated Thermometer
60litre
From what i am reliably informed Rob will customise these to your own spec(within reason of course),none of the HBS here currently do these afaik so if you are looking for a ready to go option this may be it. ;D
http://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=324
Homebrew builder (http://www.homebrewbuilder.co.uk/mashing.html) and Angel Homebrew (http://www.angelhomebrew.co.uk/en/stockpots/107-60-l-stainless-steel-thermos-pot.html). Also hopandgrape (https://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/equipment/stainless-steel/78-litre-stainless-steel-insulated-mash-tun.html) do one.
*edited for clarity
cheers guys
Hopandgrape's one is good, but nowhere near 60l. Its 25l at best, though I love mine to pieces.
Greg, any idea how hard themaltmiller's ones are to clean ?
Hop and grape have three sizes, 30, 45, and 78 litres respectively.
Get 'er Brewed Mash Tun http://geterbrewed.ie/delux-insulated-mash-tun-45-litre.html
Our Mash Tun is made in house using the best 316 stainless steel fittings. We provide a circular false bottom made from stainless steel, the false bottom is curved and attached via a hose to the stainless steel ball valve, the package includes only the best quality parts and includes hose tails, one is attached to the ball valve tap also.
Quote from: @geterbrewed on August 28, 2014, 08:58:24 AM
Get 'er Brewed Mash Tun http://geterbrewed.ie/delux-insulated-mash-tun-45-litre.html
Our Mash Tun is made in house using the best 316 stainless steel fittings. We provide a circular false bottom made from stainless steel, the false bottom is curved and attached via a hose to the stainless steel ball valve, the package includes only the best quality parts and includes hose tails, one is attached to the ball valve tap also.
Can you show us a few pics inside and out. Thanks
I'm waiting on a quote from http://powellbrewing.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=67 at the moment.
You can save a lot of money by ordering these straight from the source on Ebay and putting a center bottom drain in yourself following the many instructions on Jim's Home Brew.
A simple stainless perforated false bottom with some stainless bolts thrown in it and you've got an amazing and cheap mashtun that you can even CIP because of the bottom drain.
Adam
Quote from: biertourist on August 30, 2014, 04:08:41 AM
You can save a lot of money by ordering these straight from the source on Ebay and putting a center bottom drain in yourself following the many instructions on Jim's Home Brew.
A simple stainless perforated false bottom with some stainless bolts thrown in it and you've got an amazing and cheap mashtun that you can even CIP because of the bottom drain.
Adam
Adam, looking on ebay myself I can't find any stainless steel pots bigger than 19L, do you know of sellers with larger pots?
@Adam: Do you CIP your mash tun? Is it not way too OTT considering the time needed & cost of PBW etc. Its before the boil so a quick hose out & rub of a hot soapy sponge is plenty imo. Different strokes & all that but interested to see why you CIP your mash tun.
@cruiscinlan: You wont get a supplier from ebay to ship outside Germany anymore. I think they've done a deal with the UK brew shops. Ebay link anyway: http://goo.gl/gdSwpY
It's really strange only one company seems to make these, you'd think someone else would make something similar considering they are meant for soup .....
Quote from: rukkus on August 30, 2014, 05:04:26 PM
It's really strange only one company seems to make these, you'd think someone else would make something similar considering they are meant for soup .....
I'm considering knocking over a catering supplier at this rate, potential for an EU consumer review given the artificial barriers to sales!
Quote from: Hop Bomb on August 30, 2014, 12:38:18 PM
@Adam: Do you CIP your mash tun? Is it not way too OTT considering the time needed & cost of PBW etc. Its before the boil so a quick hose out & rub of a hot soapy sponge is plenty imo. Different strokes & all that but interested to see why you CIP your mash tun.
@cruiscinlan: You wont get a supplier from ebay to ship outside Germany anymore. I think they've done a deal with the UK brew shops. Ebay link anyway: http://goo.gl/gdSwpY
Those are the ones; there's just nothing quite like them. The translation to English in the Chrome browser said that they were "vacuum" -based which is defintely not true; there's just 1" of insulation between the two layers.
Their restrictions on sales ARE pretty ridiculous.
Adam
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Can you show us a few pics inside and out. Thanks
We updated the parts to include
all items now 316 Stainless steel, we've added a few pics to the website description also;
http://geterbrewed.ie/delux-insulated-mash-tun-45-litre.html
Quote from: biertourist on September 08, 2014, 06:12:08 PM
Quote from: Hop Bomb on August 30, 2014, 12:38:18 PM
@Adam: Do you CIP your mash tun? Is it not way too OTT considering the time needed & cost of PBW etc. Its before the boil so a quick hose out & rub of a hot soapy sponge is plenty imo. Different strokes & all that but interested to see why you CIP your mash tun.
@cruiscinlan: You wont get a supplier from ebay to ship outside Germany anymore. I think they've done a deal with the UK brew shops. Ebay link anyway: http://goo.gl/gdSwpY
Those are the ones; there's just nothing quite like them. The translation to English in the Chrome browser said that they were "vacuum" -based which is defintely not true; there's just 1" of insulation between the two layers.
Their restrictions on sales ARE pretty ridiculous.
Adam
-You're right; CIPing is pretty unnecessary but the sprayer is also used for sparging, so it was just so easy to CIP; plus I have a bottom draining mash tun which makes CIPing super easy AND because I didn't have a drain in my garage, I had to PUMP all my cleaning water down the driveway through a garden hose to the sewer drain, so I had to use a pump, anyway. -My scenario is very specific but it was only like 1% extra effort to CIP given my particular setup so I just went for it.
Now I have a stainless sink with a sprayer and I'll probably just do cleanup in the sink and not do CIP cycles any more; I like the CIP cycles, though as they also sanitize the pumps.
Adam