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  IBF Fest List ("Chad Stevens")
  Mash tun size? (drsmith)


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Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:23:17 -0700
From: "Chad Stevens" <zuvaruvi at cox.net>
Subject: IBF Fest List

San Diego County Fair International Beer Festival

Fest list now available at: www.zuvaruvi.com

Hope to see you June 26th or 27th!

Chad Stevens
Beer Events Coordinator
San Diego County Fair
www.sdfair.com/beer



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Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:02:06 -0400
From: drsmith <hbd at aperature.org>
Subject: Mash tun size?


I've been doing extract brewing for quite a long time.  At times I've  
played with doing some all grain batches here and there, but not  
enough to really have a good idea of how much grain can be mashed in a  
certain size of vessel.  I'm right now preparing to move to 10 or 15  
gallon batches as well since the investment of time isn't that much  
more than it would be for doing the usual 5 gallon batch.

The question on my mind lately is how much grain and water fits in a  
10 gallon space.  I already have a 10 gallon cooler that could be used  
for a simple infusion mash, but I'm uncertain if I can hit a 1.060  
gravity with it if I'm attempting a 10 gallon batch size.  Any help or  
insight from the more experienced all-grain brewers out there would be  
much appreciated.

Also, if anyone has used a Blichmann Boilermaker and can write a small  
review of it, I'd appreciate that as well.  I need a bigger pot to go  
to the larger batch size and I'm thinking of getting one of these with  
the false bottom so I can have a bit more flexibility than the cooler  
provides.

Thanks.

- --Darrin
   Rochester, NY



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