Mash / Lauter Tun... Upgrade!

My beloved cousin Jason has given me one of his keggles, now I can brew 10 gallon batches! It was necessary for me to upgrade my mash tun to support the new volume, so I sold off my old 5 gallon to Pete, and began working on a bigger one. I converted a 48 quart cooler, which is equivalent to 12 gallons.

This time I took my experience with the old mash tun, and some tips from Jason, to improve my original design. I noticed the false bottom gets stuck if you aren't careful dumping the grains into the cooler. So this time I built a slotted manifold. It was a pain in the butt cutting all those slots with a hacksaw, but it was worth it in the end !