Finally started setting up for the IRISH STYLE whiskey

[scotty]

THIS IS A 15 GALLON STAINLESS STEEL STOCK POT THAT I AM MODIFYING THE POT SO I CAN PROPERLY COMPLETE MY OBCESSION FOR MAKING IRISH STYLE WHISKEY. THERE IS A DRAIN VALVE IN IT AS YOU SEE---THE TOOLS ARE THERE BECAUSE WE ARE REPAIRING OUR HOT WATER HEATER AT THE TIME I TOOK THE PHOTO



THE LARGE STAINLESS DISK HAS 4 INCH STAINLESS BOLTS THROUGH IT TO ACT AS LEGS AND LEAVE ROOM I THE BOTTOM FOR SPACE BETWEEN THE BOTTOM WHERE THE HEAT WILL BE APPLIED AND THE GRAINS BEING MASHED.--THE DISK WITH THE BLACK CIRCLE AROUND IT IS STAINLESS MESH.--MISS ROCKY IS MAKING A NYLON GRAIN BAG THAT WILL FIT SNUGLY INTO THE POT WITH THIS DISK AS ITS BASE TO HOLD IT INTO A CYLINDERICAL SHAPE--THIS WILL AVOID GRAINS GETTING INTO THE FINISHED WORT AS IT IS BEING DRAINED OUT OFTHE MASH TUN(POT).



i still need get to tampa for the grain-- ill be back from philadelphia in 2 weeks. possibly i can find thegrain there and save the cost of petrol to tampa--it will cost about $40 us for the tampa trip and then about another $45 us for the grain. i might get a gallon 3.8 liters from that.

[TheWhiskeyBro]

Excellent pics, essentially you've captured the essence of the set up from what I can see,

Traditionally your sieve was represented by oats, which helped to filter the wort whilst leaving the finer particulates of the grains behind.

[scotty]

Excellent pics, essentially you've captured the essence of the set up from what I can see,

Traditionally your sieve was represented by oats, which helped to filter the wort whilst leaving the finer particulates of the grains behind.

Usng the grain as the filter bed is definitely the correct way. The grain bag is for lazy guys like me. i'm trying to eliminate the aggrivation of some grain passing through but yes a false bottom(sieve of some sort) is what most more experienced mashers use.
Now i need some of your Irish luck so i find a grain supplyer on me trip.

Know any leprechauns???

[IrishWhiskeyChaser]

Best of luck Scotty, looks like a fun journey you having there and I'd be in favour of the lazy man's route also as it will save you a lot of cleaning too ...

On the Leprechaun front ... easy, just look out for a rain bow follow it to it's end and you should see a little man sitting on a crock of shhh.... I mean gold

[scotty]

a pot of hmmmmm gold eh? ok.

[scotty]

These are the Fitzgerald brothers- i named my Irish style whiskey after them

[scotty]

here is the latest in setting up my mash tun

15 gallon tun


it has a 4 inch raised bottom



these are the components



here are all the pieces together



finally with the cover on