I am new to all grain brewing, but have done extract brewing before.
I just recently bought the equipment to do all grain (larger pot, mash tun cooler,immersion cooler, etc)!
My brew pot is 32 qts (8 gallons) and my mash tun is a 10 gallon igloo cooler. I am only brewing 5 gallon batches right now, limited by the size of my kegs.
Would it be better to follow the instructions in the all grain "kit", which is to boil the water, mash, sparge and use more water.....
or would it be better just to boil for the full volume and save time?
I just recently bought the equipment to do all grain (larger pot, mash tun cooler,immersion cooler, etc)!
My brew pot is 32 qts (8 gallons) and my mash tun is a 10 gallon igloo cooler. I am only brewing 5 gallon batches right now, limited by the size of my kegs.
Would it be better to follow the instructions in the all grain "kit", which is to boil the water, mash, sparge and use more water.....
or would it be better just to boil for the full volume and save time?