[Arsuf476]

So I am making the switch from BIAB to a cooler MLT. Considering a diy bazooka screen but my LHS has a built one for $18 ish, one inch diameter screen about 12-15" long. Any reason to go with the store bought over the converted water supply line?

[Stevie]

It's a preference thing. I have two tuns, one with each type. Both work fine.

[EHall]

damn! I thought this post was going to be more along the line of potato gun bazooka stuff.... 
thought the brew forum was finally going to get interesting.

[denny]

Both work, but I find that using a hose braid lets through fewer fines than a Bazooka does, resulting in faster wort clearing.  Not a huge deal, though.

[Phil_M]

Denny, do you get clear wort from your cooler MT? Or just cloudy with no grain particles?

My wort always runs off cloudy.

[denny]

Denny, do you get clear wort from your cooler MT? Or just cloudy with no grain particles?

My wort always runs off cloudy.

That depends on a lot of other things besides the lautering system.  If I nail my pH and the stars are aligned, I get crystal clear runoff that you could read a newspaper through.  That's about 90% of the time.  The rest of the time it may be cloudy, but there are no grain particles.  That's the real objective.

[brewinhard]

Denny, do you get clear wort from your cooler MT? Or just cloudy with no grain particles?

My wort always runs off cloudy.

That depends on a lot of other things besides the lautering system.  If I nail my pH and the stars are aligned, I get crystal clear runoff that you could read a newspaper through.  That's about 90% of the time.  The rest of the time it may be cloudy, but there are no grain particles.  That's the real objective.

And do you really notice any difference in the final product either way?

[denny]

Denny, do you get clear wort from your cooler MT? Or just cloudy with no grain particles?

My wort always runs off cloudy.

That depends on a lot of other things besides the lautering system.  If I nail my pH and the stars are aligned, I get crystal clear runoff that you could read a newspaper through.  That's about 90% of the time.  The rest of the time it may be cloudy, but there are no grain particles.  That's the real objective.

And do you really notice any difference in the final product either way?

Nope...not at all.

[brewinhard]

Same here.

[Phil_M]

I've yet to get clear runoff from my cooler. I'm thinking the braid I used is "looser" than usual, takes forever for the grain bits to stop.

May not make a difference in the long run, but if another $10 hose makes my brew day go easier...

[GS]

It wont.

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[denny]

It wont.

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Don't know why you say that...try this...Lasco brand (part number 10-0121 or 10-0321)

[Stevie]

I will confirm that the braid on that brand is of a higher quality than what I use currently. Flexible, tight weave, less crush prone than mine

The PIA process of removing the fittings and tube have deterred me from switching.

[denny]

I will confirm that the braid on that brand is of a higher quality than what I use currently. Flexible, tight weave, less crush prone than mine

The PIA process of removing the fittings and tube have deterred me from switching.

If I can do it, anyone can!  Chop off the ends with a hatchet.  Push each end of the braid toward the center to expand it.  Pull out the inner tube.  Fold one end of the braid over.  Attach the other end to your cooler drain.  That's it.  Less than 10 min.

[Stevie]

I'm in an apartment, no stump to hatchet on.

Last time I used a hacksaw. That resulted in many stainless steel slivers. Bolt cutters would work nicely, but I don't have those.