I'm planning on brewing my first high abv barleywine and I'm wondering if anyone knows how many lbs of grain can I mash in a 10 gallon cooler. 25 lbs too much?
at 1.25 qt/lb of strike water, you can fit 24 lbs...it'll be a sloppy mess when you stir though. if it were me, i'd mash about 20 lbs and use dme to make up the rest.