mikefromcu
Well-Known Member
Does anyone out there have some source or guidance on the ideal proportions for brew kettles?
What I mean is, Blichmann for instance says his kettles are the ideal 1.2 - 1 ratio of height to width. But I'm sure he is referring to the boil kettle.
But how about for the Mash Tun, or Whirlpool tank? How about the ideal size (ratio) for a lautering tank?
The reason I ask is a local fabricator has offered to make me the kettles in whatever size/proportion I want. I see no magic in three or four pots all exactly the same size - if he's going to make them, might as well get them exactly how they should be.
BTW, building a 1.5bbl system...
Cheers.
What I mean is, Blichmann for instance says his kettles are the ideal 1.2 - 1 ratio of height to width. But I'm sure he is referring to the boil kettle.
But how about for the Mash Tun, or Whirlpool tank? How about the ideal size (ratio) for a lautering tank?
The reason I ask is a local fabricator has offered to make me the kettles in whatever size/proportion I want. I see no magic in three or four pots all exactly the same size - if he's going to make them, might as well get them exactly how they should be.
BTW, building a 1.5bbl system...
Cheers.