mrfocus
Well-Known Member
Now, I know, before you go calling me crazy (or that this has been asked before, I have searched), let me explain. I cannot brew outside for at least 4 months a year at least. As an example, we've gotten just about 2 feet of snow in the last two weeks, and it's here to stay.
I currently have a 5 gallon brew pot for doing extract and steeping grains.
I would be interested in going to partial mash, but would prefer doing a complete mash (example 10lbs of crushed grain) in a 5 gallon MLT. I would need two 5 gallon pots, one to boil water and one to boil the wort in, right?
Here is what I think the steps would be:
1. Heat the water needed (3.44 gallons is what Beer Smith says) to the right temp (170F).
2. Dough-in with 1 gallon water into the MLT.
3. Add the rest of the water in the cooler MLT for 60 minutes of mashing.
4. Then I can batch sparge with 3x 0.48 gallons and once 0.25 gallons at 168F.
5. Then I would empty it out into the brew pot.
6. Boil as normal.
Now, if this already has been asked before, please forgive me, and thanks for the answers.
mrfocus
I currently have a 5 gallon brew pot for doing extract and steeping grains.
I would be interested in going to partial mash, but would prefer doing a complete mash (example 10lbs of crushed grain) in a 5 gallon MLT. I would need two 5 gallon pots, one to boil water and one to boil the wort in, right?
Here is what I think the steps would be:
1. Heat the water needed (3.44 gallons is what Beer Smith says) to the right temp (170F).
2. Dough-in with 1 gallon water into the MLT.
3. Add the rest of the water in the cooler MLT for 60 minutes of mashing.
4. Then I can batch sparge with 3x 0.48 gallons and once 0.25 gallons at 168F.
5. Then I would empty it out into the brew pot.
6. Boil as normal.
Now, if this already has been asked before, please forgive me, and thanks for the answers.
mrfocus