Mash/lauter tun and method of use thereof
OwnerWilliam Broderickinventor
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Abstract
A mash/lauter tun and method of converting grains to wort. The mash/lauter tun comprises a container with a double false bottom filter having two perforated plates disposed parallel with a space therebetween for receiving filtration media. The container further comprises thermometers extending to near the center of the tun and a rotating heat exchanger. In use, mash is loaded into the container and heated via the rotating heat exchanger by passing hot fluid through the rotating heat exchanger. The mash is then sparged by increasing pressure in the rotating heat exchanger above a threshold pressure via closure an outlet valve of the heat exchanger. The wort then passes through the double false bottom filter and is subsequently transferred to a brew kettle for boiling.
Claims8
A mash/lauter tun comprising:
- a tank comprising a bottom;
- a double false bottom filter comprising two perforated plates disposed parallel with a space therebetween, wherein said double false bottom filter is disposed at said bottom of said tank;
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- a rotating heat exchanger and a sparging nozzle operated by pressure within said rotating heat exchanger, wherein said rotating heat exchanger is disposed within said tank.
The mash/lauter tun comprising:
- a tank comprising a bottom;
- a double false bottom filter comprising two perforated plates disposed parallel with a space therebetween, wherein said double false bottom filter is disposed at said bottom of said tank;
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- an outlet, wherein said outlet is in fluid communication with a hot water heater and a rotating heat exchanger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.