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weazletoe
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Howland, Ohio
mash tun size
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January 23, 2017, 04:56:55 pm »
I still don't have the electric brewery up and running yet. In the meantime, I'm going to do some stove top mini batches. I've written a couple 2 gallon recipes that I can easily boil, then will add an additional gallon when I pitch for a total of a three gallon batch. My question is, will there be any negative consequences by mashing such a small amount in a 55qt mash tun? I'm looking at striking about 2.25 gallons. And for the record, my cooler is black and red.
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69franx
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Re: mash tun size
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January 23, 2017, 05:15:18 pm »
Not much thermal mass to retain heat as well as a large headspace, again making heat retention difficult. Just my thoughts, it will still function you may want to strike in higher with that expectation though
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weazletoe
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Re: mash tun size
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January 23, 2017, 05:39:17 pm »
Makes sense. I'll preheat it also.
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Pricelessbrewing
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Re: mash tun size
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January 23, 2017, 11:08:27 pm »
I wouldn't want to do that. Not sure if the shallow grain bed would interfere in some way. If you have a BIAB bag I'd just do that. Would be a lot easier, especially for such a small batch.
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