Today I just purchased two 13.2 gal kegs and one 15.5 gal keg. Any suggestion how I should set them up? My plan was to use the 15.5 as the MLT and the 13.2's as the HLT and kettle. I would like to brew 10 gal batches down the road but would I be able to boil a 10 gal batch with a 13.2 gal kettle? I am not worried about the HLT. Is the extra 2.3 gal more important for me in the MLT or the boil kettle?
13.2 and 15.5 Gallon kegs
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Use the 15.5 gallon kettle for the boil kettle. The 13.2 won't give you enough room to boil a ten gallon batch.
Remember that you start with 11 or 12 gallons of wort so that you end up with 10 gallons at knock out. Wort expands quite a bit and develops a lot of foam when it boils vigorously. You'll have a really hard time keeping it in the kettle.
The 13.2 is plenty big enough for an HLT or MLT for a 10 gallon brewery.
Remember that you start with 11 or 12 gallons of wort so that you end up with 10 gallons at knock out. Wort expands quite a bit and develops a lot of foam when it boils vigorously. You'll have a really hard time keeping it in the kettle.
The 13.2 is plenty big enough for an HLT or MLT for a 10 gallon brewery.
bendavanza
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+1 to billtzk. I use a 13.2 for a HLT and a 15.5 for boil. My mash tun is the weak spot, a 10g round cooler. A couple extra gallons there would go far. Boilng a 10g batch in a 15g keg is already tight.
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