Can I brew a 5 gallon batch?

[sublevel007]

Evening everyone! I just made myself a 10 gallon mashtun and my 16 gallon kettle will be here tomorrow. Since this will be my first all grain batch would I be able to do a 5 gallon batch in equipment this big or is it to big of dead space in the mashtun and kettle?


Kevin in Cleveland, addicted to brewing

 

[MichaelBrock]

Yes, you can definitely do a 5 gallon batch in that equipment. In fact, the 10 gallon mashtun is probably going to be a bit small for 10g batches. Apparently 10 gallon batches in a 10 gallon cooler top out at 1.060:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/how-big-your-mash-tun-needs-123585/

 

[sublevel007]

Great thank you for the info,


Kevin in Cleveland, addicted to brewing

 

[sublevel007]

One more stupid question i didn't see on that thread. In the event I don't destroy my first couple of all grain 5g batches and want to go big at 10 gal, could you use two tuns? I mean by splitting your total grain bill between two different tuns and spar gig each to the same kettle? I bought two 10 gal gator aid coolers and was going to use one as a HLT but I have other large pots I could use as a HLt instead


Kevin in Cleveland, addicted to brewing

 

[kh54s10]

it is possible, but the mash tun is one of the least expensive parts of an AG setup. Get a larger cooler, 1 mashtun = less hassles....

I would suggest that you perfect 5 gallon batches before trying 10 gallons. If you can't destroy 5 gallon batches, why would you think that you wouldn't destroy 10 gallon batches????

 

[sublevel007]

Good point


Kevin in Cleveland, addicted to brewing

 

[jchudon]

If you ever top it for 10gal batches, just compensate with a good extract