Is this cooler big enough?

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Jim Karr

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I'm looking at a 48 quart rectangular cooler. If my calcs are correct, if 1.3 quarts of water is needed for each pound of grain, does that mean I can mash up to 36 pound batches in this cooler?

Or am I a nut case?
 
Yes it is plenty big enough. Your calcs are wrong, however, as you did not take into consideration the volume of the grain itself.
 
I brewed a barleywine eight days ago. The 20lb. grain bill plus water nearly filled my 48qt cooler. I could have squeezed in some more, but I wouldn't have felt very confident in my ability to stir without some overflowage.
 
scottthorn said:
I brewed a barleywine eight days ago. The 20lb. grain bill plus water nearly filled my 48qt cooler. I could have squeezed in some more, but I wouldn't have felt very confident in my ability to stir without some overflowage.
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At 1.25 qt/lb you should be able to mash close to 30lbs of grain in a 48qt cooler!!
 

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