Making the leap to all grain. Any advice on an easily made mash tun? Leaning towards a converted rubbermaid cooler. Is it worth the money to buy a conversion kit or am I...
Troy T. replied:
I bought a rectangular 17 gallon Coleman Xtreme cooler (I do 10 gallon batches) and made my screen out of 1/2" CPVC covered in 3/4" Stainless Steel braided water line sheath with marine grade SS hose clamps with a 1/2" ball valve...works great and was cheaper than buying one. Go to Wal-Mart.com and check. They usually have great prices on coolers at this time of the year.
Brian H. replied:
Bargainfittings.com. is where I bought all my fittings great price and all stainless with fast shipping. Before I switched to BIAB I used a 48 quart cooler for my mash tun with a home made cpvc manifold that worked well.
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