stoutaholic
Well-Known Member
I happen to have both a 15 gallon stock pot and a 20 gallon stock pot available, one of which I am going to convert into a mash tun. The one not used is just going to sit around as a spare, since I have other pots for my HLT and BK.
I'm probably not going to do 15 gallon batches, and so I am wondering if there would be any benefit to using a 20 gallon MLT for 5 and 10 gallon batches? The one advantage I am thinking of is that it would spread the grist over a larger false bottom, possibly allowing better extraction and less chance of a stuck sparge. I am going to be recirculating. The disadvantages I can think of would be that there would be more loss to deadspace, and possibly worse temperature conservation.
Any thoughts on which would work better?
I'm probably not going to do 15 gallon batches, and so I am wondering if there would be any benefit to using a 20 gallon MLT for 5 and 10 gallon batches? The one advantage I am thinking of is that it would spread the grist over a larger false bottom, possibly allowing better extraction and less chance of a stuck sparge. I am going to be recirculating. The disadvantages I can think of would be that there would be more loss to deadspace, and possibly worse temperature conservation.
Any thoughts on which would work better?