zaklee
Apprentice
I have a huge 150 qt. Igloo cooler that measures 36" x 13" inside. I had planned to replace the bulkhead fitting with a ball valve spigot and pipe up a manifold of copper piping inside instead of making a false bottom.
I also plan to brew double batches (12 gal. +/-) which means my grain bills run between 25 and 35 lbs depending upon what I am making.
Now that I'm ready to get started I'm concerned that this cooler is actually too big to work with this grain volume. Since I'm pretty new to all grain and haven't brewed since last winter (too hot in my house in South Mississippi in the summer) I don't have a good sense for how much space that much grain will actually take up in the tun. If I'm not mistaken, I'd like to have a grain bed of 4"-6".
Any thoughts?
I also plan to brew double batches (12 gal. +/-) which means my grain bills run between 25 and 35 lbs depending upon what I am making.
Now that I'm ready to get started I'm concerned that this cooler is actually too big to work with this grain volume. Since I'm pretty new to all grain and haven't brewed since last winter (too hot in my house in South Mississippi in the summer) I don't have a good sense for how much space that much grain will actually take up in the tun. If I'm not mistaken, I'd like to have a grain bed of 4"-6".
Any thoughts?