Should I throw out my cooler mash tun?

[Donoroto]

Or... outside the cooler

Beat me to it

 

[Craigerrr]

Beat me to it

I was as surprised as you are!

 

[BarbarianBrewer]

What if the cooler was in a box?

I need a few more beers before I tackle that one !⁠ ⁠

 

[BarbarianBrewer]

We have one of these, have probably only ever used it twice, will look at it when I get back from the West and see if my drain fittings can be adapted to it.
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I was thinking along the wheeled option too. I mash in the kitchen and have to haul the spent grain to the back yard. Having a mash tun with wheels would make that step a little easier.

 

[Hawkbox]

When I used to use mash tuns I wouldn't have worried about it at all. Just dump what's in it, rinse it real good and leave it sit with the lid off for a week or two. I brewed kettle sours in the same mash tun I made everything else in and nothing ever game me any trouble.

Beyond you, know gagging when I took the lid off.

 

[Brew Cat]

well I would take apart the ball valve and clean it just to make sure it doesn't add any odd tastes

 

[Zambi]

When I used to use mash tuns I wouldn't have worried about it at all. Just dump what's in it, rinse it real good and leave it sit with the lid off for a week or two. I brewed kettle sours in the same mash tun I made everything else in and nothing ever game me any trouble.

Beyond you, know gagging when I took the lid off.

I can go one worse and it happened recently....
I defrosted a chicken in an electric cooler (turned off). Then forgot about it.
Definitely a close to gagging experience to clean , removing maggots and the lot.
Lots of vinegar/water sprays and left it open for a week. It's all fine now.
(I don't use it for mashing, just for cooling/freezing).
It was not funny!

 

[Brew Cat]

I can go one worse and it happened recently....
I defrosted a chicken in an electric cooler (turned off). Then forgot about it.
Definitely a close to gagging experience to clean , removing maggots and the lot.
Lots of vinegar/water sprays and left it open for a week. It's all fine now.
(I don't use it for mashing, just for cooling/freezing).
It was not funny!

yeah that's a throw away

 

[west1m]

I bet the gators wouldn't even touch it.

 

[Zambi]

Not a chance I am throwing it out.
Plus it's all clean again. Sunlight & vinegar work wonders

 

[Gnarishnakh]

I try to find someone with animals that want to eat the spent grains, that way I am reminded to empty the cooler out.

 

[Craigerrr]

I can go one worse and it happened recently....
I defrosted a chicken in an electric cooler (turned off). Then forgot about it.
Definitely a close to gagging experience to clean , removing maggots and the lot.
Lots of vinegar/water sprays and left it open for a week. It's all fine now.
(I don't use it for mashing, just for cooling/freezing).
It was not funny!

Seems funny now though

 

[Zambi]

Seems funny now though

Yep
And I'll make sure it won't happen again!
The chicken wasn't even in there for that long. It was deep frozen on Friday morning when I switched of power, and on Monday afternoon it was far far gone