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marc pullum
Member
Username: Brewinales
Post Number: 105
Registered: 06-2006
Posted From: 72.196.31.243
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - 10:29 pm: | 
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our club is looking into building a mash system for our 100 gallon boiler that we use for twice yearly club big brews. we usually use around 250 lbs of grain . any thoughts or suggestions of what other clubs have done? thanks |
Bill Pierce
Moderator
Username: Billpierce
Post Number: 10796
Registered: 01-2002
Posted From: 24.141.103.148
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 02:32 am: |
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If you have a 200 gallon kettle, you're talking about 150 gallon batch sizes. That's almost 5 US barrels. It might be worth your while to search sites that sell surplus and liquidated commercial brewing equipment. |
marc pullum
Member
Username: Brewinales
Post Number: 106
Registered: 06-2006
Posted From: 72.196.31.243
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 04:51 am: |
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Bill: thats a 100 gallon boiler and we usually wind up with around 85 gallons |
Kevin Kowalczyk
Advanced Member
Username: Itsfunbrewingbeer
Post Number: 774
Registered: 10-2007
Posted From: 209.252.39.59
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 03:38 pm: |
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You need at least a 100 gallon mash tun for 250 lbs of grain.
Two 55 gallon drums?
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/variant.asp?catalog%5Fname=usplastic&category%5 Fname=25&product%5Fid=15696&variant%5Fid=74215 |
Bill Pierce
Moderator
Username: Billpierce
Post Number: 10798
Registered: 01-2002
Posted From: 24.141.103.148
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 03:59 pm: |
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Make sure that any plastic drum will not deform when full of mash. At a mash thickness of 1.25 quarts per pound, 125 lbs. of grain and strike water will have a total weight of 451 lbs. |
Doug W
Intermediate Member
Username: Pivorat
Post Number: 371
Registered: 08-2004
Posted From: 151.163.3.10
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 04:04 pm: |
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I would suggest finding yourself a steam jacketed kettle from a school thats been pulled from service. They can be found in used surplus supply houses, one in mind is restraunt equippers which has several warehouses, you could possibly check your local yellowpages for used equiptment as well. the web comes up with Mid Nebraska Restaurant Supply
4125 Dahlman Ave
Omaha, NE 68107
800-652-9366
give em a try is all I'd suggest. I did see someone use a old chest freezer with a big SS braid bottom as a Tun somewhere if I could only find the website. That should be pretty cheap to do as well. |
Nephalist
Member
Username: Nephi
Post Number: 202
Registered: 12-2005
Posted From: 71.134.50.35
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 10:35 pm: |
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I recall a BYO article about a big club brew that built a box out of wood and lined it with plastic. Could be disassembled when not in use, |
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