Lauter Tun Deadspace

[studio1]

Just wondering what sort of deadspace you have in your LT?

Measured mine out yesterday at 3L - seemed a bit much to me.

[denimglen]

2L for my blue cooler.

I think it was like 650mL when I was using a copper manifold in there.

I'm hoping for around a 1L with the orange cooler.

[warra48]

3 litres does seem on the high side.
Mine is only about .25 litre, but I have to tip it up at an angle towards the tap right at the end of the sparge to drain it all. Not a big deal, as I batch sparge.
I use only a small mash/lauter tun, a 25 litre willow cooler with a copper manifold.

[vdog]

Essentially zero for me - it's half an old hot water cylinder (with the curved bottom) with a false bottom in it, so it doesn't leave anything at all behind. Think it was about a litre with the old chillybin method using steel braid as a manifold.

[denimglen]

Just checked out my new cooler with the braid (and pick-up tube) - less than like 500mL.

[studio1]

Photos!

[denimglen]

Simmer down buddy :-P

I'll grab some brewday flix tomorrow mate.

[denimglen]

Here you go bud.

[Doublehoppy]

I dramatically decreased the dead space in my mash/lauter tun by using some plastic chopping boards, They also nicely support the manifold which is a bonus.

[studio1]

nice work Glen. christening today? I had strange dreams last night about trying to buy rubbermaid coolers .....

[denimglen]

Haha I don't wanna know mate....

Yup, gave it a good run for it's money with a dry stout - 20% flaked barely and 10% roasted grains ground into powder - was pretty gummy, had a little stuck mash cause I was a bit heavy handed on the outlet valve, other than that - no dramas.

[denimglen]

Haha I don't wanna know mate....

Yup, gave it a good run for it's money with a dry stout - 20% flaked barely and 10% roasted grains ground into powder - was pretty gummy, had a little stuck mash cause I was a bit heavy handed on the outlet valve, other than that - no dramas.

[MrC]

I use a rectangular cooler with a manifold, when I get to the final stages of runoff, I gently tilt the cooler so that the heavier (higher gravity) wort makes it's way to the spigot. Deadspace isn't a concern for me because I'm confident that I got all the good stuff and that the deadspace is full of low gravity wort that I'm no longer interested in. Well that's my theory anyway.