VonMessa
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Hello all.
I typically brew 15 gallons on any given brew day.
I have a (2) 15.5 gal. kegs, (1) each for HLT and boil kettle.
My MLT is a 30 gallon Igloo cooler (rectangular)
My question is as follows: How do I tweak the system to account for the fact that I cannot boil more than 14 gallons without making a royal mess?
What I have been doing for the past year or so is making a mash that is a bit on the strong side to get 14 gallons in the boiler, performing the boil which winds-up at ~ 13 gallons post boil and topping-off the keg to max (15.5 gal) with boiled water before running it through the chiller (plate chiller) I am running a HERMS system in the HLT, if that info helps.
This is caveman-style, at best. As I get more involved in brewing, I would like to tweak my system to get better efficiency, hit my marks, etc so I can get closer to the beer styles that I am trying to brew to include all losses, dead-space, etc.
I can answer any questions about the system that will help. If I omitted anything important, it is only to avoid typing a wall of text and giving more info than needed.
Thanks, guys!
I typically brew 15 gallons on any given brew day.
I have a (2) 15.5 gal. kegs, (1) each for HLT and boil kettle.
My MLT is a 30 gallon Igloo cooler (rectangular)
My question is as follows: How do I tweak the system to account for the fact that I cannot boil more than 14 gallons without making a royal mess?
What I have been doing for the past year or so is making a mash that is a bit on the strong side to get 14 gallons in the boiler, performing the boil which winds-up at ~ 13 gallons post boil and topping-off the keg to max (15.5 gal) with boiled water before running it through the chiller (plate chiller) I am running a HERMS system in the HLT, if that info helps.
This is caveman-style, at best. As I get more involved in brewing, I would like to tweak my system to get better efficiency, hit my marks, etc so I can get closer to the beer styles that I am trying to brew to include all losses, dead-space, etc.
I can answer any questions about the system that will help. If I omitted anything important, it is only to avoid typing a wall of text and giving more info than needed.
Thanks, guys!