hiphops
Well-Known Member
I like to brew 5 gallon batches and have been using a 5 gallon cooler as a mash tun. I've noticed that, as a general matter, the 5 gallon mash tun can mash a total of about 4 gallons of water, when its filled with grains.
I recently started using the iPhone app Brew Pal and, from their calculations, it seems as if I need a bigger mash tun. Their calculations call for an amount of water that often exceed 4 gallons of water, sometimes as much as 6 gallons.
I guess I can always go out and get another cooler. However, I'm not sure my tiny NYC apt. can hold a 10 gallon mash tun (I guess I can get a 7 gallon cooler but are somewhat hard to find.)
Any thoughts on how to continue using a 5 gallon mash tun when I need more water than the mash tun can hold?
I recently started using the iPhone app Brew Pal and, from their calculations, it seems as if I need a bigger mash tun. Their calculations call for an amount of water that often exceed 4 gallons of water, sometimes as much as 6 gallons.
I guess I can always go out and get another cooler. However, I'm not sure my tiny NYC apt. can hold a 10 gallon mash tun (I guess I can get a 7 gallon cooler but are somewhat hard to find.)
Any thoughts on how to continue using a 5 gallon mash tun when I need more water than the mash tun can hold?