I've been reading through various threads and am frankly getting overwhelmed with all the different approaches and variations people use.
Basically, if (?) my brewpot (8 gal) can't fit a full volume of water (~7 gals) and ~10lbs of grain (still deciding on a recipe), then can I do the following;
- Put something like 5 gallons in the main pot. Perform the mash.
- Heat a 2nd pot up with the additional 2 gallons and bring to mashout temp of about 170 (or whatever its supposed to be).
- Drain bag with grains into main pot, then drop into 2nd pot for a 10 minute mashout. Drain bag again.
- Combine pots and boil.
I'm sure someone else has asked about this but just haven't seen it yet.
Thanks,
Kevin
Basically, if (?) my brewpot (8 gal) can't fit a full volume of water (~7 gals) and ~10lbs of grain (still deciding on a recipe), then can I do the following;
- Put something like 5 gallons in the main pot. Perform the mash.
- Heat a 2nd pot up with the additional 2 gallons and bring to mashout temp of about 170 (or whatever its supposed to be).
- Drain bag with grains into main pot, then drop into 2nd pot for a 10 minute mashout. Drain bag again.
- Combine pots and boil.
I'm sure someone else has asked about this but just haven't seen it yet.
Thanks,
Kevin