jedimann74
Active Member
I couldn't find this anywhere so hopefully I didn't miss something somewhere.
I have only done extract brewing so far and a couple small 1gal batches with specialty grains. I would like to step up to an all grain system but I've read that if you make a beer with a large gravity that the 5 gal cooler Mash Tun wont be able to accommodate all the grains needed and so you should use a 10 gal MLT instead. Sorry for the long drawn out but here is the question... Does the HLT need to be 10 gal too or can I use a 5 gal HLT with a 10 gal MLT?
I have only done extract brewing so far and a couple small 1gal batches with specialty grains. I would like to step up to an all grain system but I've read that if you make a beer with a large gravity that the 5 gal cooler Mash Tun wont be able to accommodate all the grains needed and so you should use a 10 gal MLT instead. Sorry for the long drawn out but here is the question... Does the HLT need to be 10 gal too or can I use a 5 gal HLT with a 10 gal MLT?