How I made a Mash Tun

This is my first attempt at making a mash tun. I think I spent somewhere around $40.00 putting it together. The cooler I already had. Post your questions in the comment box.

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Sports

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• mash
• tun
• cooler
• do
• it
• yourself
• cheap
• cheep
• copper
• lauter

[backyardsounds]

Here is an improved design (maybe). How about taking your parallel copper pipes, and drill larger holes and then slip over them a metal mesh sleeve of sorts.

[BrocSeamanFamily]

@backyardsounds Yeah, I think that would work too. I have seen others and used one with a similar sort of system as the one you are describing, and it worked well. I have never experienced a "stuck mash," but I imagine that it happens when the holes are too small. If you make one, tell me how it works.

[JoePolvino]

I like! I like to see how other people accomplish this. Make any good beers with it?

[BrocSeamanFamily]

@JoePolvino Yeah, I made a handful of really good beers. Unfortunately I have not been brewing lately, as I am finishing a master's degree. Though once that is done, I plan to brew a bunch again, and hopefully I can post some videos with recipes. Thanks for the comment!

[tgunn3]

did you end up soldering the copper together? I am going to make one of these and was checking to see if it needs to be soldered. Also how many quarts is your cooler?

[BrocSeamanFamily]

@tgunn3 No, I didn't solder the pipes. It is good to be able to take it all apart for cleaning. I can't recall for sure, but I think it is a 37 quart cooler. It will easily handle a 5 gallon brew. Hope the video was helpful. Post if you have anymore questions.

[BrocSeamanFamily]

@medameda80 I think plastic would work. I even thought about using pvc when I made this one. The only think I would be careful about is the size of the holes. You don't want to get the mash stuck, and you don't want the holes so big that the grain slips through. Plus, the price difference isn't very great between copper and plastic for such a small amount.

[medameda80]

is ti possible to use plastic pipes instead copper pipes?

[MrSchpankme]

5-months an no beer made? >:)

[MrSchpankme]

Gun cleaning kit to clean the inside of the pipes.