Hlt

[hamrd]

I'm trying to plan my new system, and wondering how big does my hlt need to be plan on brewing 10 gallon batches.

 

[JonK331]

Here's a link to a water calculator:
http://brew365.com/mash_sparge_water_calculator.php

Put in some different grain amounts and see. All you need is something large enough to accommodate the sparge water.

 

[Budzu]

Just size it to your boil size. You could go a bit smaller sure, but having it full size allows you some flexibility in those unknown cases when for example you need to store your full boil volume because of something happening to your kettle or what not. Also maybe one day you'll want to boil both at the same time, or do a partigyle, or collect a bunch of hot water from your chilling process. I wouldn't make it smaller than my kettle for reasons like that.

 

[jeepinjeepin]

HLT or MLT? I'd go 15+ on the HLT and 20ish on the MLT.

 

[Cpt_Kirks]

I use a keggle for HLT and a 10 gallon cooler for MLT.

For an OG up to about 1.07 or so, that is just fine.

 

[processhead]

For 10 gallon batches, a 16 gal keggle works fine for a HLT. More than adequate capacity without needing to refill/reheat.

 

[luhrks]

For 10g batches a 15g Mr and hot will work just fine.