I'm happy to do either, but my thought process (OK, hear me out) OR
my logic tells me that a false bottom is good & workable
IF it sits above the drain.
That way the fluid can be easily drained off for either Fermentation/Sparging or Recirculating (thats what makes sense to me!).
If it sits below the drain off valve, even if it is connected to the false floor via a silicone pipe, it can't, in my mind, be effective to drain off the wart...
Please, please show/tell me I'm wrong!!
Now a manifold with 2-3mm cuts facing down would be similar to a false bottom AND connecting to the drain pipe
could (as in it makes more sense to me) be beneficial in draining off the wart, once it builds up in the lower part of the Tun. But then you have air trapped stopping liquid flow ... :teasing-blah: :teasing-blah: :teasing-blah:
I don't know.I'm overthinking this, I'm sure - hope someone has some experience and can shed some light on this subject!
Back On Track:- pitched the
yeast tonight, wort looks amasing. I am biased, tho, as it is my first solo mash-up and it seems to have yielded the desired results, up to the fermentation stage anyway! So fingers crossed it works out well!.