Mashtun Size

Squiregman · May 25, 2016

HI, new to the forum and I've begun doing some research to change out my gear. I've been doing 1 gal all grain brewing for a bit and really like the control of the small batches. Decided recently to give a shot at jumping up to 5 gal batches and I'm looking for advice on equipment volumes...What is the conventional wisdom for qt size of the mashtun and also qt size of kettle used to boil the wort

Bowtiebrewery · May 25, 2016

10g boil kettle size is the smallest I would go for a 5g boil. I always like to have room for longer boils (larger volumes). For a MT. See chart below.
see chart:
https://www.brewunited.com/view_page.php?pageid=1

SilverZero · May 25, 2016

Also see the "Can I Mash It?" calculator here:

http://www.rackers.org/calcs.shtml

Helped me when I was designing big IIPAs with big grain bills.

dmashl · May 25, 2016

If Space/Time is limited...I use a 5 gallon Rubbermaid round DYI mash tun(Menards green one). 5 gallon SS pot(4 gallon boils) top off in fermenter. I use beersmith to help with recipe adjustments. The smaller pot will reduce your brew day by about an hour or more. I have limitations to using a stovetop(gas), cheap one my landlord bought.

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