Cheap and easy mashtun build - Page 2

Reddog68 · 03-25-2009, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Ogre7878

I'm thinking about building one of these but don't know what size cooler to purchase. I have never done all-grain, but I will eventually want to be able to do 10 gallon batches. Will the 48qt cooler be large enough to hold all the grain necessary for 10 gallon batches?

Yes, I do 10 gallon batches with this setup. I can get about 25 lbs of grain in a 48 quart, which should be enough for even the biggest beers.

**niquejim** · 03-25-2009, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Ogre7878

I'm thinking about building one of these but don't know what size cooler to purchase. I have never done all-grain, but I will eventually want to be able to do 10 gallon batches. Will the 48qt cooler be large enough to hold all the grain necessary for 10 gallon batches?

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Originally Posted by Reddog68

Yes, I do 10 gallon batches with this setup. I can get about 25 lbs of grain in a 48 quart, which should be enough for even the biggest beers.

Not to disagree with Reddog, but it will be fine for normal 10 gallon batches but a Barleywine, Old Ale, IIPA and RIS would be out. I used 14lbs of grain for 3.5 gallons of Barleywine so 10 gallons would be 40+ lbs

So if I were doing it again I would get a 70qt

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michaelm · 03-25-2009, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by niquejim

Not to disagree with Reddog, but it will be fine for normal 10 gallon batches but a Barleywine, Old Ale, IIPA and RIS would be out. I used 14lbs of grain for 3.5 gallons of Barleywine so 10 gallons would be 40+ lbs

So if I were doing it again I would get a 70qt

Read this
dennybrew

+1 to this post... Though....... I would hate to think of trying to drink 10 gallons of a big brew like that LOL I still have 16-18 bottles of a barlywine I brewed 3 years ago and it was just a 5 gallon batch...

jonbrout · 03-26-2009, 01:38 AM

I made one Exactly like this 2 weeks ago. Cooler and all. lol. I need to use it soon...First AG here i come.

Ps: let me know how it holds temps!

**niquejim** · 03-26-2009, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by niquejim

Not to disagree with Reddog, but it will be fine for normal 10 gallon batches but a Barleywine, Old Ale, IIPA and RIS would be out. I used 14lbs of grain for 3.5 gallons of Barleywine so 10 gallons would be 40+ lbs

So if I were doing it again I would get a 70qt

Read this
dennybrew

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Originally Posted by michaelm

+1 to this post... Though....... I would hate to think of trying to drink 10 gallons of a big brew like that LOL I still have 16-18 bottles of a barlywine I brewed 3 years ago and it was just a 5 gallon batch...

Barleywines and RIS's might take awhile but I can drink me some IIPA's