Cheap mash tun

[Codonohoe]

Am looking to upgrade to all grain for a cheap as possible, I am converting a keg into a boiler and need a cheap cooler box for a mash tun..... Any ideas or offers
Cheers

[Shanna]

Am looking to upgrade to all grain for a cheap as possible, I am converting a keg into a boiler and need a cheap cooler box for a mash tun..... Any ideas or offers
Cheers

If you can get your hands on another keg, convert it to a mash tun by gluing insulation to the outside of it. I copied this idea from Spud (who I think copied it from Tucan). See Spuds post on this.

http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php?topic=110.0

I did mine with a bottom drain, but if I was to do it again, I would do a side drain that connects via a dip tube to suck up wort from underneath a false bottom. I loose approx 2 litres of wort from every mash due to the curved shape of the bottom of the keg and the difficulty in getting the last bit out.

You can get a stainless steel candle tray from Ikea that will exactly in to the bottom of the keg. See the following thread where I documented this.

http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php?topic=5289.msg71041#msg71041

I drilled some additional holes in the tray as the slots were clogging with grain and slowing down the draining process.

Shanna

[mcgrath]

Supervalue/superquinn in swords were selling coolboxes for ten euro lastweek. Just after the checkout if any good to u

Edited there sorry..

[delzep]

OMearas camping across the road from shearys on the Crumlin Road sell 34 litre cool boxes for20 euro. TThey'll need some extra insulation though

[headgasket]

Amazon UK still selling 28l Thermos cool boxes for £20 delivered (free delivery to UK address). I converted one of these a couple of months back and they are pretty well insulated - lose about 2 deg max of mash over 45 min period....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0001MQ8E4/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1398640548&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX110_SY165

[headgasket]

Thermos mash tun photos attached

[zhorzhs]

In this antique shop have cooler  box for sale: https://www.facebook.com/Irish.Liquidators/photos/a.628496963902536.1073742049.121737144578523/628498883902344/?type=3&theater