How many pounds...

How many pounds of grain have you been able to fit into your 5gal round igloo cooler...doing a batch sparge, and got a good efficiency??

I am using a 3/4" SS braid by the way...

A friend of mine & his wife want me to brew them a IIPA and I'm just wondering how big I can make it?

Kug (pronounced ~ KOOG)

Kugster said:

How many pounds of grain have you been able to fit into your 5gal round igloo cooler...doing a batch sparge, and got a good efficiency??

I am using a 3/4" SS braid by the way...

A friend of mine & his wife want me to brew them a IIPA and I'm just wondering how big I can make it?

Kug (pronounced ~ KOOG)

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12 Pounds was pushing it a wee bit.

Try this: Green Bay Rackers--Mash Calculators

Scroll down to "Can I Mash It"

GT

Got Trub? said:

Try this: Green Bay Rackers--Mash Calculators

Scroll down to "Can I Mash It"

GT

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Pretty interesting site I must say!

Says if I mash 14# @ 1/qt/# it would take 4.62 gal...just about to the limit.

Think I'll go for it and see what happens?

I'm still curious if anyone wants to chime in...

The most I've ever tried in my 5 gallon Igloo w/ stainless braid is 10.5# @ 1.33qt/#. That puts me within an inch of the bottom of the lid. I batch sparge and get in the neighborhood of 70% efficiency (+/-2%).

i have done 14lbs @ 60.2%
10 lbs yields me high 70's

make a 4 gallon batch, use 14lbs, and boil for 2 hours before you first hop addition

nah, seriously tho, to make a 1084 beer, i used 15lbs of grain, and split it into 2 mashes/4 sparges... ended up 9 gallons in the kettle, and started the boil with the first runnings!
long ass brew day.

im tellin everyone this....home depot has a 10 gallon round rubbermaid you can swap all your 5 gallon manifolding into for about 40 bucks out the door. then you could easily do 22lbs of grain! IIIPA !