How much malt fits into a 50qt Igloo cooler?

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  1. Naugled

    Naugled Pooh-Bah (1,944) Sep 25, 2007 New York
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    35 lbs, with a roughly 1 qt:lb hot liquor. Not much room to spare though. I was able to extract ~1,100 sugar points from that mash for 16 gal (post boil, 20 gal pre boil) of IPA for the Great WP Experiment.

    Sorry to fool you with question... since I now know the answer.
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  2. Lukass

    Lukass Pooh-Bah (2,891) Dec 16, 2012 Ohio
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    Nice. I always wonder.. how do you create a false bottom for this? I'm guessing you had to do it custom with steel mesh?
     
    #2 Lukass, Jul 20, 2015
  3. CurtFromHershey

    CurtFromHershey Initiate (0) Oct 4, 2012 Minnesota

    Probably uses a bazooka screen or SS braid if I had to guess
     
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  4. Naugled

    Naugled Pooh-Bah (1,944) Sep 25, 2007 New York
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    Slotted copper, that copper is at least 20 years old. I show the slots facing upwards, but it doesn't matter which direction they face. Extraction on average is 85-90%, but that is solely due to my crush. This set up has very little dead space too, so you can get every last drop if you want.
     
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  5. antlerwrestler19

    antlerwrestler19 Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2010 Nebraska

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  6. JrGtr

    JrGtr Pooh-Bah (1,775) Apr 13, 2006 Massachusetts
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    wow. Impressive.
    I did a brew not long ago with ~20lbs grain at 1.3 or so qts/lb (I was shooting for 1.25. but needed to add more to get my temps where I wanted them) in my 48-qt cooler / manifold rig
    I had a bit of room for more, but not a lot. If I ran a thicker mash, I could have gone higher (as you just proved)
     
    #6 JrGtr, Jul 20, 2015
  7. psnydez86

    psnydez86 Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2012 Pennsylvania

    1.100 OG for 16 gallons!!?? That seems incredibly efficient to me. Great job.
     
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  8. AlCaponeJunior

    AlCaponeJunior Grand Pooh-Bah (3,452) May 21, 2010 Texas
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    Mmmmm. Pinto Beans. Can I get a couple extra tortillas over here? :grinning:

    Oops, wrong forum. Nevermind :rolling_eyes:
     
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  9. AlCaponeJunior

    AlCaponeJunior Grand Pooh-Bah (3,452) May 21, 2010 Texas
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    Oh and the question then of course becomes if you lowered your volume of boil how much more could you get out of it? :grimacing:
     
    #9 AlCaponeJunior, Jul 20, 2015
  10. Naugled

    Naugled Pooh-Bah (1,944) Sep 25, 2007 New York
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    Check your math..
     
    #10 Naugled, Jul 20, 2015
  11. AlCaponeJunior

    AlCaponeJunior Grand Pooh-Bah (3,452) May 21, 2010 Texas
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    Dang pesky facts! Always messing things up around here...
     
    #11 AlCaponeJunior, Jul 20, 2015
  12. psnydez86

    psnydez86 Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2012 Pennsylvania

    I'm lost.
     
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  13. psnydez86

    psnydez86 Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Maybe your sugar points terminology is throwing me off. Was your OG 1.100?
     
    #13 psnydez86, Jul 20, 2015
  14. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    1,100 "sugar points" / 16 gallons = 1.06875 OG
     
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  15. CurtFromHershey

    CurtFromHershey Initiate (0) Oct 4, 2012 Minnesota

    1,100 points into 16 gallons is 68.75, or 1.06975. Subtract out sugars lost in hop absorption, etc. Probably a 1.065ish IPA
     
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  16. psnydez86

    psnydez86 Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Got ya. Never heard the sugar points terminology before?
     
    #16 psnydez86, Jul 20, 2015
  17. CurtFromHershey

    CurtFromHershey Initiate (0) Oct 4, 2012 Minnesota

    Usually called "gravity points" from what I've seen.
     
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  18. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    The problem with sugar points or gravity points or just "points" is that you really need the context to decide what the writer means. People talk about, for example, an FG dropping from 1.012 to 1.010, or "two points." In reality, the total "points" dropped were (2 x the volume in gallons), or 2 points per gallon. I'm as guilty as the next guy when it comes to sloppy units. Wait, that didn't come out right.
     
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  19. psnydez86

    psnydez86 Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2012 Pennsylvania

    I have misspoken numerous times then vike. Yea if I say my FG dropped 2 points I've always meant 2 SG points. You learned me something. Thanks!!
     
    #19 psnydez86, Jul 20, 2015
  20. AlCaponeJunior

    AlCaponeJunior Grand Pooh-Bah (3,452) May 21, 2010 Texas
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    Readers of this thread should from this point on be wary of head asplosions due to units being discussed, quote marks being used, and multiple exclamation points becoming commonplace!!! :rolling_eyes:
     
    #20 AlCaponeJunior, Jul 20, 2015
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