Been brewing now for over 15 years, and I have been playing with Mini Mashes now for about a year and a half. I have all the Kegs to make an all grain system, just have not got around to doing all the work. Well, a Home Brewing buddy of mine informed me that my "Mini mash" Cooler should be big enough to AG a Batch. It's a 48 Qt. Rectangular Cooler with a Sparge system installed. I am Psyched!!! Next weekend, a Lucknow IPA Clone AG Batch in my kitchen Baby!!! Anyone else use a Cooler as the Mash Tun for their AG System. I have a system with a Pump in mind so that I can reciprocate the Wort from the Mash tun through the Hot Liquor Tank to keep the Mash at a constant temp. Yup, once I make the stand and cut the Kegs that have been taking up space now for over a year in the garage, it'll be a hell of a system.
Wish me luck with my first AG Batch next weekend. I am thinking that with that amount of grains, my Strike temp should be about 20 degrees hotter then my Mash temp. Sound about right?
Wish me luck with my first AG Batch next weekend. I am thinking that with that amount of grains, my Strike temp should be about 20 degrees hotter then my Mash temp. Sound about right?