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Yes and no. It's not quite big enough to be a HLT although you can always add sparge water after the mash. We've used it successfully as a passive mash tun for a straight infusion mash and it holds heat well with a blanket thrown over it. The temp control adjustment is not fine enough to hold an infusion mash steady, nor is the bottom plate method really suitable - I think you'd need to go HERMS or RIMS. The false bottom and tap are both good. HTH.
And here she is. Klarstein double-walled SS boiler, with stepped temp control, false-bottom and hopback filter. Used it as MT and copper yesterday.