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zman51
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cpvc pipe size for mashtun cooler?
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October 06, 2017, 06:27:02 am »
Hello,
I am building a manifold for the bottom of a cooler I plan to use as a mashtun. I have seen 1/4" and 1/2" pipe used for this. I was wondering if one is more used than other or more of a 6 cents 1/2 dozen thing.
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kramerog
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October 06, 2017, 07:56:01 am »
I'm not home so I can't check what size my CPVC manifold is. But I think I use 3/8" because I feel that the 1/4" may restrict flow too much while the 1/2" may be more difficult to work with because of it being stiffer. Maybe I'll remember to check when I get home.
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Re: cpvc pipe size for mashtun cooler?
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October 06, 2017, 11:57:29 am »
I used 1/2" for mine but I don't think there was any real logic to that other than it being convenient with a 1/2" ball valve. I will say that it's worked well for ~240 batches.
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October 08, 2017, 06:56:10 pm »
Turns out I used 1/2" for a 50 qt cooler.
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October 09, 2017, 06:22:13 am »
Thanks all,
Turns out I ended up using 3/4" because I already had enough of it laying around. Did a brew yesterday with it and ended up at 70% efficiency. Not sure if that is good or not.
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October 09, 2017, 09:02:42 am »
Your efficiency is typical. If you are batch sparging, your manifold does not effect efficiency. There are lots of threads here about achieving greater efficiency.
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