So I am looking to move to All grain. So I am looking to build a Mash tun.
Right Now I brew 5 Gallon Extract batches in a 15 gal keg. So I have room to do 10 gallon batches but haven't yet.
Also all my beers have beer IPA's or Pal ale's. No big beers
In the Article below it looks like if I plan to do 10 gallon or do a Barleywine or other big beer it would be best to get a 10 gallon cooler
http://http://www.homebrewdad.com/view_page.php?pageid=1
But in John Palmers book it looks like he says NOT to get a cooler bigger than you plan to use as the grain bed depth is too shallow and my extraction will suffer.
http://http://www.howtobrew.com/appendices/appendixD-3.html
I don't plan on doing a 10 gallon batch within the next year but could see my self trying a bigger beer in the next year.
I am also a person who liked to buy something I will grow into or be able to use in the future. So a 10 gallon seems logical. But I don't want to hurt the efficiency of the first few All grain 5 gallon batches I do.
So what should I go with? A 5 or 10? Or maybe bigger?
My 2nd Question is about the Braid
I am going to go with a Round cooler as I have heard there can be some pockets of warm air in the corners of square coolers. If I am wrong about this or you think I should go with a square or rectangular cooler let me know now!
If Not I will go with the Round.
I Plan on batch sparging and so it looks to me that a Braid is better than a false bottom as they have less chance to get stuck sparge. If this is false or you think I would be better off with a flase bottom Speak now!
If not I plan on making a Round Braid.
Looks like a little more work but I think it might provide alittle more efficiency than just a Braid and have less chances to get stuck.
Is this true? Or is there no advantage to making a round braid over just installing a straight braid?
Thanks for the help! Always Appreciate it!
Right Now I brew 5 Gallon Extract batches in a 15 gal keg. So I have room to do 10 gallon batches but haven't yet.
Also all my beers have beer IPA's or Pal ale's. No big beers
In the Article below it looks like if I plan to do 10 gallon or do a Barleywine or other big beer it would be best to get a 10 gallon cooler
http://http://www.homebrewdad.com/view_page.php?pageid=1
But in John Palmers book it looks like he says NOT to get a cooler bigger than you plan to use as the grain bed depth is too shallow and my extraction will suffer.
http://http://www.howtobrew.com/appendices/appendixD-3.html
I don't plan on doing a 10 gallon batch within the next year but could see my self trying a bigger beer in the next year.
I am also a person who liked to buy something I will grow into or be able to use in the future. So a 10 gallon seems logical. But I don't want to hurt the efficiency of the first few All grain 5 gallon batches I do.
So what should I go with? A 5 or 10? Or maybe bigger?
My 2nd Question is about the Braid
I am going to go with a Round cooler as I have heard there can be some pockets of warm air in the corners of square coolers. If I am wrong about this or you think I should go with a square or rectangular cooler let me know now!
If Not I will go with the Round.
I Plan on batch sparging and so it looks to me that a Braid is better than a false bottom as they have less chance to get stuck sparge. If this is false or you think I would be better off with a flase bottom Speak now!
If not I plan on making a Round Braid.
Looks like a little more work but I think it might provide alittle more efficiency than just a Braid and have less chances to get stuck.
Is this true? Or is there no advantage to making a round braid over just installing a straight braid?
Thanks for the help! Always Appreciate it!