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Ask not what you can do for your system; ask what your system can do for your beer. The components in our Deluxe AGS will enhance your brewing experience with ease of use and efficiency. The mash/lauter tun is a Rubbermaid cooler fitted with a stainless false bottom and a brass ball valve spigot; the sparge water tank is also a cooler with the same ball valve spigot. The system also includes 3/8" barb fittings and hi-temp vinyl tubing to connect it all. When covered, an insulated cooler will keep a mash at steady temperatures for hours on end and won't bleed away heat during the sparge. The brass ball valve offers superior flow control, minimizing the risk of clogging and stuck sparges. Our custom-built stainless false bottoms help set up a solid grain bed and high mash yields.
Like the Basic AGS, the five-gallon version of the Deluxe AGS is capable of mashing and lautering enough grist for a five-gallon batch of even a fairly heavy beer — it maxes out at about 15 pounds. Unlike the Basic, however, you won't have to insulate the tuns. The ten-gallon version of the Deluxe AGS can accommodate grist for batches of five to ten gallons plus extra infusions of hot water.
Perforated, domed false bottoms custom made for NB from 304 stainless steel. The low dome (the 9" and 10" models are 1/2" high at the top of the dome; the 12" is 3/4") maximizes the capacity of your latuer tun while minimizing foundation space — less foundation space means greater efficiency. A common complaint with plastic false bottoms is that they are too bouyant and can float, which isn't an issue with a stainless false bottom. A brass elbow fitting with a 3/8" barb in the center allows outflow of liquid from beneath the dome; use hi-temp tubing (#7103) to connect to the spigot or drain.
The 9" false bottom fits 5 gallon Rubbermaid coolers, the 10" fits 6 gallon buckets, and the 12" fits 10 gallon Rubbermaid coolers.
This false bottom is made from 18 gauge perforated stainless steel. It is designed to fit the contour of an American or European Sankey keg. It is 11-1/2" in diameter, and will easily fit through a 12" hole or slot in the top of your keg.
False bottoms are available with a flared dip tube (use with item #7589 Thru-wall bulkhead), or a large, 1/2" hole so you can install your own piping.
Stainless compression fitting and washers to connect an ABT false bottom w/ elbow (#7524) with a 3/8" FPT ball valve (#P028 or #P061) in a Sanke keg. Drill a 11/16" hole in the wall of the keg to install.
Gravity-fed sparge arm threads into a 1/2" FPT ball-valve (like our P029) on the hot liquor tank and delivers sparge water through small holes drilled in the ring. Ring is 9" in diameter — will fit our 5- and 10- gallon Rubbermaid coolers.
This is a rotating sparge arm system that you can incorporate into your latuer tun. There are two sizes: the small one is designed to fit a 5 gallon round cooler and the large one will fit a Sankey keg or a 10 gallon round cooler. The sparge arm is gravity-powered, so you need to have a hot water tank above it. The arm itself is made of stainless steel. A heavy-duty plastic bracket positions the sparge arm over the grain, and you can easily control the height of the arm above the grain bed. It comes with a length of 5/16" ID tubing attached to the sparge arm. The system is essentially one piece, so there are no parts to lose.
Gravity-fed sparge assembly accommodates a mash tun with up to a 20 inch diameter. Great for cooler systems like our #7528 and 7529.
A high-quality, inexpensive wort pump. This 1/25 horsepower magnetic drive seal-less pump has a polysulfone head, rated for food grade use up to 250° F. It has a maximum flow rate of 7.2 gallons per minute, and a maximum head of 12.1 feet. The head has 1/2" MPT inlets and outlets. The motor housing is not drip-proof, so you should locate the pump in a dry location.
We stock two models, a pre-wired model with a six foot cord and a three-prong 110 V plug, and a model with a three foot electrical lead that should be wired into a 110 volt AC switch (not included).
Fits any standard 3-wire outlet and provides instant ground fault circuit-interruption. protection. It immediately detects ground fault from damaged cords or exposure to water, and shuts off power to avoid electrocution. Strongly recommended when using pumps in a brewing system!
These high-quality NSF-certified food grade quick disconnects are great for pumps, or wherever you need to easily change hoses. Like the March pump, above, the disconnects are made of polysulfone, which is rated for food grade use up to 250° F. Unlike metal disconnects, which can be dangerous to use with hot liquids, polysulfone is a good insulator, and is generally okay to touch with your bare hands even after transferring hot liquids.
Disconnects are availble with a 1/2" hose barb or a 1/2" male pipe thread connection. We also have a female disconnect with garden hose threads for connecting wort chillers or water supplies.
Female Disconnects. Large grey thumb button releases the disconnect from its male counterpart (#P017, #P018, #P031 or #P032). The springs in this disconnect are 316 stainless.
Male Disconnects. All of these disconnects will attach to their female counterpart (#P014, #P015, #P016, #P030). There are no springs or moving parts on the male side.
O-Ring for CPC Male Disconnects. If your disconnects start to stick, you probably need to replace the o-ring on the male side of your disconnects. This part replaces the o-rings on our part number P017, P018, P031, and P032.
This large mash paddle is 30 inches in length and is constructed of hardwood maple dowels. Ideal for 10 gallon mashes; it won't ding up the inside of your stainless steel mash tun.
You could use a computer program like ProMash to work out your beer recipes. But for those of us who prefer simplicity to complexity, you may want to do your calculations with this incredibly useful slide rule. From John Palmer, author of "How to Brew", this 3-in-1 slide rule sports a gravity-volume converter, a gravity contribution calculator, and a hop bitterness (IBU) calculator. Indispensable for all-grain brewing or formulating your own recipes.
Amazing Wheel Of Beer. Designed by renowned home brewer Randy Mosher, the Wheel Of Beer is a simple slide rule device used to predict wort gravity, based on the amount and type of ingredients - grains and extracts - used in the recipe. When you line up the wheels correctly, the specific gravity from any quantity of ingredients can be read on the inner scale.
Hop Go Round. Also from Randy Mosher, the Hop Go Round features the same design as the Wheel of Beer, and allows you to estimate the bitterness of your recipes in IBUs (International Bittering Units). This method takes into account kettle utilization, the efficiency at which hop bitterness is incorporated into the wort, so it will give you an accurate number no matter what your batch size.
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