Ingredients needed for a 15BBL batch

[kempbartlett]

I'm trying to scale up some recipes from 5 gal to 15BBl. I have been reading that grains for the most part increase linearly. But under that logic if i use 8lbs of grains in a 5 gal batch , does that mean for a 15BBL batch i would need to use 744lbs !!!???

the math there : 15BBL = 465 gal . 465/5=93, 5 gallon batches . 8 lbs per 5 gal batch = 8X93= 744lb.

That just seems like a HELL OF ALLOT of grain for 1 batch of beer .

Thanks for the help guys .

Kemp

 

[youreanimpulse]

Sounds right to me. Something like 13.5 55# sacks. Big time.

 

[davejanssen]

The efficiency of the 15 bbl system will likely be different from your homebrew system (many commercial sized systems are more efficient than homebrew systems), and that is going to be important in the scaling. Unless the efficiencies are exactly the same, the amount of grain you want won't scale linearly. Do you know your 5 gal efficiency and the efficiency of the 15 bbl system?

 

[LandoLincoln]

I'm trying to scale up some recipes from 5 gal to 15BBl. I have been reading that grains for the most part increase linearly. But under that logic if i use 8lbs of grains in a 5 gal batch , does that mean for a 15BBL batch i would need to use 744lbs !!!???

the math there : 15BBL = 465 gal . 465/5=93, 5 gallon batches . 8 lbs per 5 gal batch = 8X93= 744lb.

That just seems like a HELL OF A LOT of grain for 1 batch of beer .

Thanks for the help guys .

Kemp

Well it is, because it's a hell of a lot of beer! That's about 4,650 bottles of beer, man!

 

[Xpertskir]

If you're that taken aback by the amount of grain needed for 15 BBls, are you sure you have the experience need to create 465 gallons of beer that needs to be consumed?

 

[dantose]

If anything, that grain bill seems a shade low. But yes, grain scales pretty linearly. Hops you generalyl get better utilization out of, so you can often back off on those a bit, but you will still be looking at several pounds per batch.