The mash tun false bottom is made from a 1mm Stainless steel plate with 1.2mm holes on 2.5mm centres. The false bottom is support by 13 M4x40mm pan head bolts, with a stainless steel handle to allow it to be easily removed from the mash tun. To take out any gap between the false bottom and the wall of the vessel I use some split plastic tubing around the circumference of the plate.
The bolts are just starting to make indents in the bottom of the mash tun, so I may need to change the design in the near future. |