TwoWheeler
Well-Known Member
For my first AG, I picked a Belgian Quad.....and, after buying the ingredients and starting the yeast I did the calculations....
14.25 Lbs of grain @ 1.5: 1 = 5.34375 gallons. That all ain't gonna fit in a Rubbermaid cooler...
Even at 1:1, that's still 3.5625 gallons.
What do I do?
Can I do two batches of mash? If do as suggested in this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/mash-tun-too-small-139533/ do I have to let the grains sit very long to settle, so I can have filtration from the grain bed?
Also, can I just keep checking my runoff in the boil kettle and stop sparging when I hit my target OG?
14.25 Lbs of grain @ 1.5: 1 = 5.34375 gallons. That all ain't gonna fit in a Rubbermaid cooler...
Even at 1:1, that's still 3.5625 gallons.
What do I do?
Can I do two batches of mash? If do as suggested in this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/mash-tun-too-small-139533/ do I have to let the grains sit very long to settle, so I can have filtration from the grain bed?
Also, can I just keep checking my runoff in the boil kettle and stop sparging when I hit my target OG?