Jpartschjr
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I have seen a lot of opinions and data here and they all tend to lean the same way... Go big now to avoid additional purchases in the future.
I currently do 5 gallon partial mash batches and extracts with a pre-tea. I am moving to all grain and would like to have a 10 gallon option in the future.
The decision is 50'SS immersion at 3/8 or 50' copper at 1/2. Is the copper 1/2 overkill or worth the 20? I do not think i would ever move to HERMS either but you never know.
I know a 5 gallon batch may not cover the entire chiller so sanitizer ion will be needed beyond a rinse and boil and that SS stays shiny (which i like but is not relevant to good beer)
Also, i tend to throw my hop pellets right in the brew. Would a hop spider help reduce the solids left over?
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I currently do 5 gallon partial mash batches and extracts with a pre-tea. I am moving to all grain and would like to have a 10 gallon option in the future.
The decision is 50'SS immersion at 3/8 or 50' copper at 1/2. Is the copper 1/2 overkill or worth the 20? I do not think i would ever move to HERMS either but you never know.
I know a 5 gallon batch may not cover the entire chiller so sanitizer ion will be needed beyond a rinse and boil and that SS stays shiny (which i like but is not relevant to good beer)
Also, i tend to throw my hop pellets right in the brew. Would a hop spider help reduce the solids left over?
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