GGCD Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Hey There, ive been reading through this equipment page trying to find info on a mash separator of some sort. It sounds like people have tried a few different things but nothing really stood out as an option for us. We plan on mashing mostly wheat with some barely mostly in a 3000L mash tun/stripping still but it is incapable of lautering. Are there manufacturers that build a premade unit that could filter the wort and collect the grain from a 3000L batch? I have been looking at modifying a square stainless fermenter that has a removable lid and could be fitted with a screen and also has a flange at the bottom to hook a pump to, to pump the wort to the fermenter. From what I’m reading on here there is a good chance that the screen will plug up quite quickly and just overflow the wort. Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated Thanks, chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Usually most mash tun/stripping combination are jacket heated, so why bother lautering? Even with a lauter tun, a mash bill of predominantly wheat, with low barley, may have challenges lautering without adding rice hulls, as wheat has no husk. I think it's easier to separate after distillation, not to mention your yields will likely be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGCD Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 Ya fair enough. I may end up doing it that way, I just hadn’t planned on fermenting on the grain. I thought maybe someone with this setup had found a clever way to lauter before it went to the fermenter? Thanks for the reply. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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