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[Wade E]

I almost have all my eqip. to start AGB'ing I have the 30 qrt. Turkey fryer, IC, Keg and C02 tank and will get my MLT this week. I have just this 1 question at this second. I only have the 1 burner and pot, do I need another or can I just fill my 30 qrt. with enough water to to dough in and then heat up my sparge water while thats sitting and collect all runnings in a primary bucket then transfer all to kettle?

 

[Yooper]

Yes, you could do that. What I do is heat the strike water in in my brew kettle and also the water for mash out (which heats while I'm mashing), and I use my "old" canning pot that I used to use for brewing to heat the sparge water. It barely holds five gallons, but it's big enough. Then, after I drain the first runnings, I drain right to my brew kettle and start it on the flame so it gets to a boil faster.

 

[WBC]

Heat some water in a pot on your stove in the house so it's ready if you need it.

 

[hopshead]

Wade E >> that is the exact procedure I use for all grain brewing. Works well and saves on money by not having a seperate burner with HLT.

 

[Wade E]

Thanks, Im a little stressed for cash at the moment with buying all this equip. and still have a few things to get that my LHBS didnt have in stock at the moment like keg lube, starsan, ph 5.2 and I just plain forgot to buy the Irish moss and Gypsum. DoI really need 5.2 or is gypsum almost the same thing?

 

[WBC]

Just get the Star 5.2 stabilizer. It just works without fussing over things like measuring several other chemicals to get the PH correct.

I use the Whirlfloc tabs instead of irish moss as it works better. This is a wort clairifier and has nothing to do with PH.