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Well, of course I can, but would it work?
My 2 small fermenters are in use, so I am looking at using my 30 litre fermenter. Now if I do that, I may as well make 10 litre beer.
I got a big pot, but it doesn't fit my cooler box for mashing, so I want to use my "standard" pot.
My idea:
Bring 7.5 litre water to 72-74 oC, add the grains and mash for an hour (grain bill will be around 2.4 kg. That's not too thick is it?)
Drain grains (biab), maybe sparge to an amount that the pot can handle (around 8-8.5 litre), boil for an hour, but keep adding boiling water to the same amount as evaporation.
Cool, move to fermenter and if gravity readings allow, add cooled boiled water to the fermenter till volume is 10 litre.
Doable?
Am I re-inventing the wheel?
I use biab, recipe is still a bit open but looking at a 5% beer (ABV), Belgian pale ale
My 2 small fermenters are in use, so I am looking at using my 30 litre fermenter. Now if I do that, I may as well make 10 litre beer.
I got a big pot, but it doesn't fit my cooler box for mashing, so I want to use my "standard" pot.
My idea:
Bring 7.5 litre water to 72-74 oC, add the grains and mash for an hour (grain bill will be around 2.4 kg. That's not too thick is it?)
Drain grains (biab), maybe sparge to an amount that the pot can handle (around 8-8.5 litre), boil for an hour, but keep adding boiling water to the same amount as evaporation.
Cool, move to fermenter and if gravity readings allow, add cooled boiled water to the fermenter till volume is 10 litre.
Doable?
Am I re-inventing the wheel?
I use biab, recipe is still a bit open but looking at a 5% beer (ABV), Belgian pale ale