The Spike+ false bottom is for use with the Spike+ line which uses TC fittings. Design Features:
-All stainless design; no Silicone gasket to make a seal-Low profile design; extremely low dead space (<.25gal)-Best filtering on the market due to dual stage filter design; 99.9% grain filtering efficiency-TC Pickup tube, gasket and clamp are included-False bottom and pick up tube are Made in the USA!
2 Stage Filtering:Stage 1: Filters through top plate's optimally engineered sized laser cut slitsStage 2: Bottom ring supports the grain weight while also filtering the wort again before it reaches the pickup tube
**False bottoms are not designed to filter pellet hops in the boil kettle. Instead you'll want to create a whirlpool to center the hop material and then drain using a side pickup