Mash Tun Advice

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by Granitebeard, Jan 25, 2018.

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  1. Prep8611

    Prep8611 Savant (1,208) Aug 22, 2014 New Jersey

    Same exact bazooka tube. I'm more prone to stuck sparges in my round cooler even though I mill the same exact way and use rice hills. I also have better efficiency on my rectangle since I can just let the ball valve rip.
     
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  2. Brewday

    Brewday Zealot (721) Dec 25, 2015 New York

  3. Silver_Is_Money

    Silver_Is_Money Devotee (337) Jun 4, 2017 Ohio

    I really like my 52 Quart Coleman Xtreme Cooler. It holds heat well. It only loses 3 to 4 degrees during a 60 minute mash, and that allows for opening it several times along the way to stir.

    I started out with a homemade braid, but just recently I purchased a Brew Bag to replace the braid. To date I have always done a batch sparge step, but with the Brew Bag I'm thinking of transitioning to 'no sparge'. I generally size my batches for 6 gallons going into the fermenter. I'm not sure what my maximum OG will be for 6 gallons via 'no sparge' with this ~13 gallon mash tun. For a single batch sparge I'm at 70-74% Brewhouse Efficiency, with my lower ABV recipes at the 74% end of it. Any guesses as to the ballpark maximum OG that will fit with no sparge?
     
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