Hi guys,
I am looking to try an all grain brew so I need to build a mash tun. The thing is that I am pretty confused about what size I should get. I do 5 gallon batches and really do not plan on brewing more than that at one time. I would like to get a mash tun that will support all types of beer (high gravity) for a 5 gallon batch. I also want to be able to maximize my efficiency.
Would a 10 gallon beverage cooler be big enough to mash any type of beer when making a 5 gallon batch? Or should I look into a larger rectangular cooler. I assume that I will need to fly sparge if I get a 10 gallon beverage cooler, because it wouldn't be large enough for a batch sparge. If I choose to fly sparge would I have to buy a second cooler to be able to hold the hot water pouring into the top of the grain bed?
I want to be able to get a really cheap cooler to be able to do this. Because of that would I be better off buying a larger rectangular cooler to do a batch sparge rather than a fly sparge?
Thanks for any help, I realize that a lot of these questions are probably pretty fundamental.
I am looking to try an all grain brew so I need to build a mash tun. The thing is that I am pretty confused about what size I should get. I do 5 gallon batches and really do not plan on brewing more than that at one time. I would like to get a mash tun that will support all types of beer (high gravity) for a 5 gallon batch. I also want to be able to maximize my efficiency.
Would a 10 gallon beverage cooler be big enough to mash any type of beer when making a 5 gallon batch? Or should I look into a larger rectangular cooler. I assume that I will need to fly sparge if I get a 10 gallon beverage cooler, because it wouldn't be large enough for a batch sparge. If I choose to fly sparge would I have to buy a second cooler to be able to hold the hot water pouring into the top of the grain bed?
I want to be able to get a really cheap cooler to be able to do this. Because of that would I be better off buying a larger rectangular cooler to do a batch sparge rather than a fly sparge?
Thanks for any help, I realize that a lot of these questions are probably pretty fundamental.