MTHarrington
Well-Known Member
Howdy.
So, I am venturing into all grain brewing, and I wanted to see if anyone has tried this equipment configuration.
I plan to do infusion mashes and batch sparge.
First, I have one 8.5 gallon kettle (Aluminum) It has a weldless spigot on it and a drain tube....
I have one 48 quart Igloo Marine cooler fitted with a spigot and a manifold (Thanks Palmer).
I have another orange Rubbermaid drink cooler - 10 gallons fitted with only a spigot, no false bottom or screen.
Anyhow, my problem is a lack of a boiling pot I guess - since I only have my 8.5 gallon one.
This is what I'm thinking of doing -
*use my square 48 quart Igloo cooler for my Mash/Lauter Tun
*use my 8.5 gallon pot and burner for my hot liquor tank (to boil water for the mash and the batch sparge)
* use my 10 gallon Orange Rubbermaid cooler to catch the sweet wort from the mash and the batch sparge.
*once the sparging process is done, transfer the sweet wort caught from the orange cooler to my 8.5 gallon boil pot and boil.
Of course, through all of this when catching the sweet wort from the mash/lauter tun, I'd be careful not to splash up the wort coming FROM the tun and going INTO the boiling kettle.
Does this approach sound reasonable? Or am I risking too much oxygen exposure to the wort?
I'd just sooner not to have to buy a new boiling pot if I didn't have to.
Thanks!
So, I am venturing into all grain brewing, and I wanted to see if anyone has tried this equipment configuration.
I plan to do infusion mashes and batch sparge.
First, I have one 8.5 gallon kettle (Aluminum) It has a weldless spigot on it and a drain tube....
I have one 48 quart Igloo Marine cooler fitted with a spigot and a manifold (Thanks Palmer).
I have another orange Rubbermaid drink cooler - 10 gallons fitted with only a spigot, no false bottom or screen.
Anyhow, my problem is a lack of a boiling pot I guess - since I only have my 8.5 gallon one.
This is what I'm thinking of doing -
*use my square 48 quart Igloo cooler for my Mash/Lauter Tun
*use my 8.5 gallon pot and burner for my hot liquor tank (to boil water for the mash and the batch sparge)
* use my 10 gallon Orange Rubbermaid cooler to catch the sweet wort from the mash and the batch sparge.
*once the sparging process is done, transfer the sweet wort caught from the orange cooler to my 8.5 gallon boil pot and boil.
Of course, through all of this when catching the sweet wort from the mash/lauter tun, I'd be careful not to splash up the wort coming FROM the tun and going INTO the boiling kettle.
Does this approach sound reasonable? Or am I risking too much oxygen exposure to the wort?
I'd just sooner not to have to buy a new boiling pot if I didn't have to.
Thanks!