Brewing 5gal batch with 10 gal setup

marnel · Oct 23, 2009

Hi all i've been lurking on here for a while now absorbing as much as I could over the last year or so, figured it was time to start posting and contributing. Now that i've been brewing for a little over a year I've decided to start slowly building a better system for AG, plus I was able to just score 3 50L kegs for 20 each. I was wondering if there would be any negative reasons that I wouldn't be able to brew a 5 gal batch in a 10 gal system (other than why brew 5 when you could do 10 :rockin: ) ?

Sawdustguy · Oct 23, 2009

marnel said:
Hi all i've been lurking on here for a while now absorbing as much as I could over the last year or so, figured it was time to start posting and contributing. Now that i've been brewing for a little over a year I've decided to start slowly building a better system for AG, plus I was able to just score 3 50L kegs for 20 each. I was wondering if there would be any negative reasons that I wouldn't be able to brew a 5 gal batch in a 10 gal system (other than why brew 5 when you could do 10 :rockin: ) ?

I think you answered your own question because "why brew 5 when you could do 10" is the only reason.

marnel · Oct 23, 2009

LOL yea I was hoping that was the case! I just wasn't sure if the volume to kettle size would be an issue with faster boil off or what not.

I just want to be able to brew a smaller batch if necessary when I'm trying a crazy experimental.

Cheers!

Bernie Brewer · Oct 23, 2009

You can absolutely do that. But you can't brew 10 gallons with a small setup. And you are also able to brew some reaaallly big beers with your setup, which you couldn't have done with a smaller one. Good job going big!

beerthirty · Oct 23, 2009

The only thing you have to watch is that you thermometer ports need to be below the 5 gallon mark or you cant read the temps in small batches.

marnel · Oct 23, 2009

Good call that thought about the thermometer actually was on my mind

OLB · Oct 23, 2009

I think that you would lose the same amount to boil off regardless of it being a 5g or 10g batch. You would have to adjust your boil volume accordingly. That just means that boil volume for a 10g batch is not just twice the volume for a 5g batch.

Not a big deal. I am also getting my first keggle set up for all of the advantages it offers.

Scut_Monkey · Oct 24, 2009

I'm right there with you man. I'm doing a 5 gallon batch on Sunday in my brand new keggle. Just built it today. The only things that I wonder about are if my Lil sparky type hop bag (also built today) will be submerged enough and what my volume will be post boil as I'm not measuring it.

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