dancness
Well-Known Member
By the end of this weekend I will have done 3 brews; all extract. I am moving on to all grain for my next brew. I have a couple questions about how to use my equipment as efficiently as possible.
I have: 5 gal SS kettle, 9 gal SS kettle. Neither have valves at the bottom. I will be doing the BIAB single sparge method. I have 2 good sturdy bags made from Voile (sp?) fabric. One fits perfectly in the 5 gal pot and the other fits in the 9 gal pot. The 9gal bag of course can fit inside either kettle.
My initial plans were to mash as much grain as I could in the 5 gallon kettle at 1.25 qt/lb which if I'm reading correctly is about 12 lbs grain. Then sparge in the 9 gallon with 4 gallons water, and add the wort from the mashtun to the sparge kettle and boil. I want to make a 5 gallon batch of a medium abv ale (around 6%).
I would like advice on how to use the equipment I have as efficiently as possible. Should I mash in the 5 gallon and sparge in the 9, or vice versa? How much grain have you realistically been able to mash (and stir without spilling) in a 5 gallon mash tun with no false bottom?
I have: 5 gal SS kettle, 9 gal SS kettle. Neither have valves at the bottom. I will be doing the BIAB single sparge method. I have 2 good sturdy bags made from Voile (sp?) fabric. One fits perfectly in the 5 gal pot and the other fits in the 9 gal pot. The 9gal bag of course can fit inside either kettle.
My initial plans were to mash as much grain as I could in the 5 gallon kettle at 1.25 qt/lb which if I'm reading correctly is about 12 lbs grain. Then sparge in the 9 gallon with 4 gallons water, and add the wort from the mashtun to the sparge kettle and boil. I want to make a 5 gallon batch of a medium abv ale (around 6%).
I would like advice on how to use the equipment I have as efficiently as possible. Should I mash in the 5 gallon and sparge in the 9, or vice versa? How much grain have you realistically been able to mash (and stir without spilling) in a 5 gallon mash tun with no false bottom?