EarthBound
Well-Known Member
I purchased a 55 gallon stainless steel drum last night.
It will be used as a boil kettle in conjunction with my existing single-tier brewstand, which consists of three keggles. One of the three keggles will be used as a HLT, and the other two keggles will be used as MLTs.
My maximum batch capacity will soon be increased from about 12 gallons to about 47 gallons. That's right: one vessel will quadruple my capacity. With a 47 gallon capacity, I would do a double batch in one day, yielding 94 gallons. That's more than 3 barrels. Not bad for a day's worth of work. If I took the shelf out of my fermentation chamber (easily done), I could fit two 55 gallon fermentation vessels. This would provide adequate fermentation space for the aforementioned 94 gallons of beer.
1. What do you think of using two keggle MLTs feeding one 55 gallon BK? Have you heard of this before?
2. From where do you suggest I get the fittings? I plan to use 1" tri-clover fittings.
3. Do you think that two 5500W elements in the BK would be adequate? Would you suggest I use more?
4. I plan to whirlpool with this BK. I will usually be doing very hoppy beers, mostly with pellets, so I need an efficient way of keeping all that out of my fermenters. Do you agree that's what I should do?
Let me know if I need to post any pics. I'm open to any criticism, suggestions, or comments you may have.
It will be used as a boil kettle in conjunction with my existing single-tier brewstand, which consists of three keggles. One of the three keggles will be used as a HLT, and the other two keggles will be used as MLTs.
My maximum batch capacity will soon be increased from about 12 gallons to about 47 gallons. That's right: one vessel will quadruple my capacity. With a 47 gallon capacity, I would do a double batch in one day, yielding 94 gallons. That's more than 3 barrels. Not bad for a day's worth of work. If I took the shelf out of my fermentation chamber (easily done), I could fit two 55 gallon fermentation vessels. This would provide adequate fermentation space for the aforementioned 94 gallons of beer.
1. What do you think of using two keggle MLTs feeding one 55 gallon BK? Have you heard of this before?
2. From where do you suggest I get the fittings? I plan to use 1" tri-clover fittings.
3. Do you think that two 5500W elements in the BK would be adequate? Would you suggest I use more?
4. I plan to whirlpool with this BK. I will usually be doing very hoppy beers, mostly with pellets, so I need an efficient way of keeping all that out of my fermenters. Do you agree that's what I should do?
Let me know if I need to post any pics. I'm open to any criticism, suggestions, or comments you may have.