does cooler shape affect efficiency

[jimmythefoot]

would i be best with a round or square one?

i only ask cause the square will have more surface area vs the round.

does this matter?

does anyone find that you have more stuck mashes in one or the other?

i am looking at a 40 qt round one and a 42 qt square one and started think.

so here i am.

 

[david_42]

Doesn't matter, grain bed depth is more important. Take a look at Palmer's howtobrew.com Appendix D for way too much information.

 

[Snowhere]

I would say that square or rectangular is cheaper, but round is more efficient. Assuming the round cooler has a smaller footprint then the rectangular cooler, it will have a thicker grainbed, and hold the heat more constant and more evenly throughout the mash.

 

[ThePearsonFam]

doesn't matter, grain bed depth is more important. Take a look at palmer's howtobrew.com appendix d for way too much information.

+1

 

[ThePearsonFam]

pay closer attention to the design and specs of the manifold and the grain depth than the shape of the tun.

 

[old_tx_kbb]

pay closer attention to the design and specs of the manifold and the grain depth than the shape of the tun.


+1


I have a round cooler with a false bottom....horrible effciency with fly sparging....75 to 80 % efficiency with batch sparging