cul8rv8
01-21-2008, 04:31 PM
OK, been doing some reading, considering moving to all grain. Am I correct in that the only additional equipment I really need is a cooler as a mash/lauter tun, and a cooler as a hot liquor tank?
For an example, I'm going to use my Pale Ale recipe I recently made. I used BeerSmith to convert it to All-Grain, it comes out to using 9 lbs total of grain.
My theory is I use my current brew kettle to bring all water needed (per BeerSmith, 7.39 gallons for a boil volume of 6.31 gallons) up to temperature, then transfer to the HLT. I put 9 quarts of this water along with the grains in the MLT. After mash is done, transfer the wort from the MLT to the brewpot, move half the remaining water in the HLT to the MLT, stir, let it settle, then transfer that to the brewpot, then repeat with the remaining water in the HLT.
I'm trying to figure out a way to make the move on a budget. At first I thought it was going to be an expensive move to go AG, but the more I try and read and the more I try to understand, I think I can do it a lot cheaper than I thought I could.
For an example, I'm going to use my Pale Ale recipe I recently made. I used BeerSmith to convert it to All-Grain, it comes out to using 9 lbs total of grain.
My theory is I use my current brew kettle to bring all water needed (per BeerSmith, 7.39 gallons for a boil volume of 6.31 gallons) up to temperature, then transfer to the HLT. I put 9 quarts of this water along with the grains in the MLT. After mash is done, transfer the wort from the MLT to the brewpot, move half the remaining water in the HLT to the MLT, stir, let it settle, then transfer that to the brewpot, then repeat with the remaining water in the HLT.
I'm trying to figure out a way to make the move on a budget. At first I thought it was going to be an expensive move to go AG, but the more I try and read and the more I try to understand, I think I can do it a lot cheaper than I thought I could.