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Step 7Finishing Tape
You're nearly done now!
Just get your waterproof tape and go to town on all the edges of the insulation. You can be as neat or as messy as you like but remember you might want to sponge clean this when you've used your mash tun.
As a finishing touch I also added some food grade clear tubing to the end of the tap by heating up one end in boiling water then pushing a tiny offcut of copper pipe in the end. this bit of copper can then be attached to the compression fitting on the end of the tap. this is so when you drain the MT it wont splash everywhere reducing mess (and stopping something called hot side aeration...i woudlt worry about this though). I was going to use a hose clamp (see pic 4) but it didnt fit and the tube was tight enough once cooled.
CONGRATULATIONS you've just built a mash tun and the first part of your very own all grain brewery!
Admire your work Sir/Madam but dont get complacent.... On to phase two....The boiler!
(boiler stage coming soon)
Thanks to all those over at www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk that helped me and gave me ideas, screwfix and trade depot for cheap plumbing materials and finally thanks to www.barleybottom.co.uk for equipment, hops and grain at rock bottom prices!
Just get your waterproof tape and go to town on all the edges of the insulation. You can be as neat or as messy as you like but remember you might want to sponge clean this when you've used your mash tun.
As a finishing touch I also added some food grade clear tubing to the end of the tap by heating up one end in boiling water then pushing a tiny offcut of copper pipe in the end. this bit of copper can then be attached to the compression fitting on the end of the tap. this is so when you drain the MT it wont splash everywhere reducing mess (and stopping something called hot side aeration...i woudlt worry about this though). I was going to use a hose clamp (see pic 4) but it didnt fit and the tube was tight enough once cooled.
CONGRATULATIONS you've just built a mash tun and the first part of your very own all grain brewery!
Admire your work Sir/Madam but dont get complacent.... On to phase two....The boiler!
(boiler stage coming soon)
Thanks to all those over at www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk that helped me and gave me ideas, screwfix and trade depot for cheap plumbing materials and finally thanks to www.barleybottom.co.uk for equipment, hops and grain at rock bottom prices!
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