Going for it. 10 gal in keggle system

[telebrewer]

Friends tell me it can be done. I have a 3 tier keggle system. It's going to be tight. West coast IPA

Anyone have any tips or advice?

Thanks

 

[iijakii]

It'll be fine. Keep an eye on the boil.

 

[JohnnyBrewGood]

let me know how it goes. will be my next step and I am too cheap to buy a huge kettle.

 

[jrcrilly]

Ten gallons (13 gallons pre-boil) in keggles isn't a problem. I've done it several times. Fermcap-S will keep it in the boil kettle - or just keep a close eye on it around hot break time. Both ways have worked for me.

 

[unviewtiful]

I do 10 gallon batches with a keggle as the BK. I use between 13 and 13.5 gallons preboil for my system, and I've been fine as long as I keep an eye on the boil and cut the flame when adding hops.

 

[telebrewer]

My biggest concern is will it all fit in the mash tun. About 30# of grain at 1.25 Qts. per #.

 

[KKHolidaze]

My biggest concern is will it all fit in the mash tun. About 30# of grain at 1.25 Qts. per #.

Scroll down to "Can I Mash It?"

http://www.rackers.org/calcs.shtml

Should take around 11.78 gallons of space or around 47 quarts if you use a cooler instead.

Like mentioned earlier, 13-13.5 pre-boil is completely manageable with a little babysitting.

 

[blizz81]

Or Bobby's thread here:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=123585


You should be fine.

 

[telebrewer]

Thanks everyone.

 

[Natdavis777]

I only brew 10 gal batches and have done many IPAs in my keggles with no issue. My pre-boil volume is 13gal and I boil down to 11.5gal. Transfer 5.5gal to each carboy. Just keep an eye on the boil for the first few minutes.

 

[JohnnyBrewGood]

I only brew 10 gal batches and have done many IPAs in my keggles with no issue. My pre-boil volume is 13gal and I boil down to 11.5gal. Transfer 5.5gal to each carboy. Just keep an eye on the boil for the first few minutes.

One day soon I hope to post the exact same post ;-)

 

[Natdavis777]

One day soon I hope to post the exact same post ;-)

Good luck and make it happen soon!

 

[telebrewer]

Tomorrow!

 

[telebrewer]

It worked. Maxed out. About an inch from the top mashing. The BK about 2" from top. Hot break went over the side. Came up a little short after the boil. Added about 1/2 gallon of water to the second fermenter

Stoked. Ten gallons from now on!

 

[Natdavis777]

It worked. Maxed out. About an inch from the top mashing. The BK about 2" from top. Hot break went over the side. Came up a little short after the boil. Added about 1/2 gallon of water to the second fermenter

Stoked. Ten gallons from now on!

Glad it worked! 30# is brings it to the tippy top. That happened with a RIS I did a few years ago. What kind of setup do you have in terms of false bottom?

 

[telebrewer]

Just a standard false bottom. I think 13". With 8 quarts of dead space.