Thanks for all of the great responses. I think the best answer is to grab a mesh bag at Northern. It will be easy to use - easy cleanup and should resolve the problems of the floating bottom and grain plugging up the tube. Back out to the garage this weekend for another brew session.
Jim Voosen
Stillwater, Mn
Jim,
>
>You may want to try a mesh bag in the bucket. They look just like a hop
>bag but are large enough to fit a 5 gallon bucket. Can be purchased at
>the brew stores. Just put the false bottom in and then the bag. Not
>sure what ratio (quarts of water/lb of grain) you used but a stiffer
>mash will also help. I use about 1.15 quarts to 1 pound of grain.
>
>Hope this helps. Also I'm sure you will get many useful responses.
>Brewers like to help.
>
>Curt Stock
>
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>From: jvoosen(a)usfamily.net [mailto:jvoosen@usfamily.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 10:25 AM
>To: mba(a)thebarn.com
>Subject: 1st All Grain Brew
>
>
>I tried my hand at my first all grain brew over the weekend. While this
>was a very interesting experience compared to extract kits, I ran into
>one issue and looking for advice.
>
>When it came time to sparge, I found out the phalse bottom (plastic) had
>floated and grain plugged up the outlet hose to the brew kettle. This
>is where strainers come in handy. Would hate to pour this out in the
>garden.
>
>Any ideas on how to anchor this down ??
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Jim Voosen
>Stillwater, Mn
>
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I started out with my 10-gal Gott and the spigot replacement that Jeff is
recommending, and I've never had the floating problem. The website is
blocked from my corp location too, but I checked on them a couple months
ago and Hoptech was still selling them.
Another device that can do the trick is the Phil's Phloating Snake. Get
some 1" food grade tubing and cut it large enough so that it makes a loop
large enough to go around the inner circumference of your cooler. Fill it
with bb's, and glue some food-grade rubber corks in each end with some
food-grade silicone caulk.
When you brew, put in your Phalse Bottom, then put the snake on top of it
to keep the Phloater from Phloating.
- Al
jdcotton(a)mmm.com
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09/02/2003 11:32
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Ah, how I love the Phil's Floating False Bottom.
Jim, I ran into the same this before. I put my system together (a 5
gallon Gott cooler and a PFFB) and it did just that; started to float to
the top. When this happened I was running my siphon tube up the inside of
the mash tun and out the top. Not the most ideal, but it worked. What I
did to fix that was to get a device from www.HopTech.com They sold a
device to go through the spigot portion of the cooler. I don't know if
they still sell them now (corporate system won't let me look). This worked
great and solved the floating issue.
If you're not using a mash tun that can be converted like that, try
weighing it down with a bunch of clean marbles. Either in a bag or loose
depending on the size and shape of the mash tun.
If you secure the PFFB to the bottom of the mash tun, you want it removable
so that you can clean it.
Good luck,
Jeff
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I tried my hand at my first all grain brew over the weekend. While this
was a very interesting experience compared to extract kits, I ran into one
issue and looking for advice.
When it came time to sparge, I found out the phalse bottom (plastic) had
floated and grain plugged up the outlet hose to the brew kettle. This is
where strainers come in handy. Would hate to pour this out in the garden.
Any ideas on how to anchor this down ??
Thanks in advance!
Jim Voosen
Stillwater, Mn
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It was October 5th, while the Twins were in postseason play since I
missed a playoff game to judge the CoC.
Steve Fletty writes:
>
> Does anyone remember what the date of the Belgian Club Only that we hosted
> was? I'm filling out my Retroactive Experience Point Request form for the
> BJCP....
>
>
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Does anyone remember what the date of the Belgian Club Only that we hosted
was? I'm filling out my Retroactive Experience Point Request form for the
BJCP....
I tried my hand at my first all grain brew over the weekend. While this was a very interesting experience compared to extract kits, I ran into one issue and looking for advice.
When it came time to sparge, I found out the phalse bottom (plastic) had floated and grain plugged up the outlet hose to the brew kettle. This is where strainers come in handy. Would hate to pour this out in the garden.
Any ideas on how to anchor this down ??
Thanks in advance!
Jim Voosen
Stillwater, Mn
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