15 gallon brew stand, 5 gallon batches?

dye4me · 10-11-2011, 04:27 AM

I am wondering if it is possible to brew all grain batches as small as five gallons on a brew stand using 15 gallon kegs?
Thanks

toolboxdiver · 10-11-2011, 04:28 AM

Yep, no problem

COLObrewer · 10-11-2011, 03:23 PM

Definately, almost perfect as a matter of fact.

**Brewchitect** · 10-11-2011, 03:49 PM

My only problem when I do this is I mounted my thermometer too high on my keggle mash tun, leaving it measuring open air during 5 gallon batches.... oops.

Junkster · 10-13-2011, 02:04 AM

Yeah, my thermometer was a wee bit too high in the MLT too. I ended up making the 5 gallons batches with a higher water / grain ratio just to get the thermowell submerged, but it worked ok. If I'd been thinking, I would have mounted the thermometer a little lower to accommodate 5 & 10 gallon batches.....

KuntzBrewing · 10-13-2011, 02:11 AM

Yea it works, actually about the most cost effective way being as kegs are about 30 bucks and good for up to 10-12 gallons of water

ST2brew · 10-13-2011, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by KuntzBrewing

Yea it works, actually about the most cost effective way being as kegs are about 30 bucks and good for up to 10-12 gallons of water

Where do you get kegs for $30?

joeybeer · 10-13-2011, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ST2brew

Where do you get kegs for $30?

Scrap yard, craigslist etc.

KuntzBrewing · 10-13-2011, 03:20 AM

Deposit on a keg alone, not the tap and stuff

joeybeer · 10-13-2011, 03:25 AM

This is going to head into the legalities of getting a keg... Just plan on this taking 6 months to procure, my sister's BF had a keg in his backyard for 10 years !