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I have a keggel and a big ass pot form Dave.

If I use the pot to heat water and pump to the keggel to mash how big a batch could I do?

Sandy

Well that depends on the size of the pot and your grain bill.

I know but I was hoping some one had a setup like this and had done the math for me.

Sandy

What volumes are the kegged and pot?

68l pot and 50l keg.

I'll do the math.

Sandy

Should be able to do a 10 gal mash in that pot

Fermcap will be needed for the boil.

GAM wrote:68l pot and 50l keg.

I'll do the math.

Sandy

Here are some numbers.
My Mash tun = 66.2L, on a 40 liter batch I need 62.57 liter capacity, beer is estimated to be 6% abv.
Preboil volume from above is 49.82 liters, if you aim for a hard 38 liter batch you an get this down to just under 48 liters. Be do able but I'd fermcap the shit out of it. The above numbers will also account for 1.5 liters of Trub loss.

Do you sparge at all?

Sandy

Only when I get up to 10 gallons of a 8.5% beer.

Beer Smith was taken off my work computer.

I can't find an equivalent but picture a keg with bag and grain, heat water in pot and transfer to keg.

Mash while heating sparge in pot. Put the sparge in buckets or what ever and drain kettle to pot. Add sparge to grain in keg and add to pot.

I am hoping for 60l in the pot. This is more of a whats the max exercise. It would 2 bodys to move that much wet grain or set up a pully.

Fermcap is a must.

Sandy

I find this hard to follow, but wouldn't you be better off using the pot for your mash & boil, and the keggle for heating water?

Sandy if you have a pump you could do a brutus 20 style setup, you would only need the 1 pump and use gravity for the the other transfer

http://www.alenuts.com/alenuts/brutus20.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Jimmy wrote:I find this hard to follow, but wouldn't you be better off using the pot for your mash & boil, and the keggle for heating water?

One burner and I don't want to lift hot water.

Just looking to maximize the gear I have.

Sandy

GAM wrote:

Jimmy wrote:I find this hard to follow, but wouldn't you be better off using the pot for your mash & boil, and the keggle for heating water?

One burner and I don't want to lift hot water.

Just looking to maximize the gear I have.

Sandy

Do you mean you don't have any connections on the keggle to attach the pump, but the pot does?

LiverDance wrote:Sandy if you have a pump you could do a brutus 20 style setup, you would only need the 1 pump and use gravity for the the other transfer

http://www.alenuts.com/alenuts/brutus20.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Very close but I want to only use one burner.

Sandy

You should be able to get away with that as well as long as the mash tun is insulated. Heat strike water in the kettle, transfer to the mash, then heat sparge water and recirculate until the temp evens out. Once that happens, drain everything to the kettle and boil. 2 vessels, 1 pump, 1 burner.

That may work and if the mash does drop circ earlier.

Thanks all.

Sandy

You can use the pot and the pot only to BIAB 10 gallon batch, no sparge. It's the same size as my pot and I do it all the time. I usually start with 54L water for the average grain bill and top up a couple litres before the boil if it's a long boil or high gravity brew.

Looking at pushing to 60l.

May not ever need it but can I?

Sandy

Theoretically if you do a low gravity brew and top up your kettle you could squeeze out a 60L batch with the one pot. I've thought about it but haven't tried it yet.

However you could still do what LD said regarding a Brutus 20 style brew.