Preparing for brewing 10 gallons

[bcmeyer]

Hello all,

I know there is a recent post talking about brewing 10 gallons and the benefits. I am a new AG brewer and today I will be brewing my first 10 gallon batch. I just wanted to know what are some things I should look out for. I know I'll need more water, time for heating and cooling, and more evaporation loss. Is there anything I should be aware of that might mess with my brew day or the batch I'm brewing?

 

[brew_ny]

if you fill a cooler with 34 pounds of grain and 11 gallons of water to mash

it is good to have it where you want it because they get heavy to move

all the best with your brew

S_M

 

[roryoconnor]

Good luck! Recently new to ten gal ag batches myself. Grain bill gets petty big. I just brewed a stout with about 35 lbs of grain. That is as much as you want to try to fit in in a keggle mash tun. You noted more evaporation loss. But I have experienced that I don't want to just double my preboil volume from a five gallon batch as my evaporation is not double for a ten gallon batch. If my 5 gallon batch calls for seven gallons I usually shoot for a little over 13 gallons on the ten gallon batch. Cheers!

 

[bcmeyer]

Thanks guys! Ya I already more than doubled what my boil off was on Beersmith to prepare for it. I'll definitely have to account for the weight and shifting things around. I'm brewing a Belgian strong so some of the grain bill is just cane sugar going into the boil. So that eliminates some of the mash weight.