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Looking for a mash tun..

Post by CorneliusAlphonse » Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:53 pm

anybody have a spare cooler mash tun theyre looking to sell? not expecting anything. but it would save me building my own. I did brew in a bag for two batches, but not a fan of trying to hold temperature.
planning: beer for my cousin's wedding
Fermenting: black ipa
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Kegged: barrel barleywine from 2014 - i think i still have this somewhere
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Re: Looking for a mash tun..

Post by Jmac00 » Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:13 pm

coolers on sale at wally world for $20 ;)
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Re: Looking for a mash tun..

Post by CorneliusAlphonse » Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:39 am

yep, that's my plan tomorrow, and hopefully brew the day after. just though I'd ask here first in case!
planning: beer for my cousin's wedding
Fermenting: black ipa
Conditioning:
Kegged: barrel barleywine from 2014 - i think i still have this somewhere
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Re: Looking for a mash tun..

Post by maltster » Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:53 am

I built my cooler mash tun very cheaply. Just used a piece of SS braid from a toilet/sink supply line and used the inner tubing to feed out thru the drain plug. No fittings, just some teflon tape on the vinyl tubing to make a friction fit in the drain hole and a clamp to connect the braid back to the tubing. And a pex plug and clamp on the other end of the SS braid.
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Re: Looking for a mash tun..

Post by LiverDance » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:16 am

I've got a 70qt igloo cooler that was my old mash tun you can have, it's best for doing 10gal batch's but your welcome to it for a homebrew or 2.
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Re: Looking for a mash tun..

Post by CorneliusAlphonse » Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:26 pm

Thanks for the offer, LD, but i'm not ready to move up to 10g batches yet. I picked up one of the 20$ coolers, now i have to decide on pvc tubing or a SS braid..
planning: beer for my cousin's wedding
Fermenting: black ipa
Conditioning:
Kegged: barrel barleywine from 2014 - i think i still have this somewhere
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Re: Looking for a mash tun..

Post by mr x » Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:49 pm

CorneliusAlphonse wrote:...but i'm not ready to move up to 10g batches yet
At Alexander Keith's we follow the recipes first developed by the great brewmaster to the absolute letter. :wtf:
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Re: Looking for a mash tun..

Post by GAM » Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:54 pm

You can borrow mine.

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