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 Post subject: Using Plastic Mash Tun & HLT on levl sculpture
PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:55 am 
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I'm building a single-level sculpture with a single burner under the kettle and 2 pumps below the kettle & MT & HLT. It is all framed up with 1 7/8" Super Strut. I have a 15 Gal. stainless kettle on one end, a 10 Gal. Igloo Mash Tun with false bottom in the middle, and a 10 Gal Igloo HLT on the far end. I'm mounting a single turkey fryer burner under the kettle, but am worried that the frame will get too hot to rest the Igloos on. A couple of suggestions are to mount a wood shelf between the frame and coolers (which may flame up), to put a stainless deflector shield beneath the brner, and even to watercool the frame. I'm wondering if anyone has built a single level, multi-material sculpture with igloos and could offer some photos/advice. Also, any sample shots of a control panel would be a great help. Thanks.


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 Post subject: Re: Using Plastic Mash Tun & HLT on levl sculpture
PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:26 am 
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You could put some metal on the outside of the plastic to reflect the heat away or put some of that spray in insulation between the metal and the plastic.

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 Post subject: Re: Using Plastic Mash Tun & HLT on levl sculpture
PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:04 am 
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Heres some pictures of homebrewers systems. You probably run across what you are looking for here.

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 Post subject: Re: Using Plastic Mash Tun & HLT on levl sculpture
PostPosted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:22 am 
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I put a piece of 1/4" cement board (hardiebacker) under mine and it's worked great. Cement board is the stuff you can get at HD or Lowes that goes under tile. Pretty cheap.

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 Post subject: Re: Using Plastic Mash Tun & HLT on levl sculpture
PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:06 pm 
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Hey thanks guys. I fired it up this weekend and think I have it sorted. The pics helped. :asshat:


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 Post subject: Re: Using Plastic Mash Tun & HLT on levl sculpture
PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2009 6:45 pm 
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I also want to build a level sculpture with a plastic mash tune and hlt. But I was wondering if the grain bed would be compacted if you use a pump to pump the wort from the mash tun to the boil kettle? Is that a problem? Or do you just have to be very careful? I use gravity now.

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