As I am looking at all of my options to enhance my brewing setup to be all-grain ready, the second option in helping me separate grain from wort in my mash tun is a Bazooka Screen (This appears to be a trademarked term of the Zymico company-you may be able to find alternatives under the term mash screen).

There is some debate on our site and elsewhere that the screen works better than the false bottom. There is definitely a price difference. False bottoms (most prices I saw are >$30 as of 1/9/2009) are more expensive than the screen (most prices are <$20 as of 1/9/2009).

The other factor that I am using to base my decision is the compatibility with another component I have to buy, which is a ball valve spigot that I want to fit onto my cooler. I will write a post on the spigot later.

The screen may be the winner.although it would be interesting to get the false bottom for educational purposes and compare it to a screen. Hmmm.

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