Greetings all: With Christmas quickly approaching and my return to brewing I will be getting some new brewing supplies. When I left brewing many years ago I was at the half extract, half mash recipes. Within the next year I plan on going to all grain. After reading a zillion post in the last few weeks I (think) the following is an accurate assessment, please correct me if I am wrong:
1) 5 gallon batch requires 7.5 gallon brew pot but can be boiled inside on a stove
2) 10 gallon batch requires a 15 gallon pot and needs a propane burner to be boiled outside.
I prefer to brew during the winter so inside is a better choice for me. I might as well buy the smaller pot. Any thoughts?? Anyone brew inside with a 10 gallon pot? For those of you the brew in 10 gallon batches, why so big? Is it due the length of time it takes to brew, so you might as well make it count? This makes sense but this is a lot of the same brew. I guess you could split the batch at the end, add a little something different and get 2 different beers...No? Thanks for any advice. Charlie
1) 5 gallon batch requires 7.5 gallon brew pot but can be boiled inside on a stove
2) 10 gallon batch requires a 15 gallon pot and needs a propane burner to be boiled outside.
I prefer to brew during the winter so inside is a better choice for me. I might as well buy the smaller pot. Any thoughts?? Anyone brew inside with a 10 gallon pot? For those of you the brew in 10 gallon batches, why so big? Is it due the length of time it takes to brew, so you might as well make it count? This makes sense but this is a lot of the same brew. I guess you could split the batch at the end, add a little something different and get 2 different beers...No? Thanks for any advice. Charlie