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Date: 22 Aug 2007 11:08:04
From: Jim Stansell
Subject: Grain Capacity of a Converted Keg
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I apologize if this has been asked before......I did a quick Google
search and didn;t find anything.
How much grain will a converted keg hold as a mash tun at, say, 1.25
quarts per pound?
Thanks!
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Date: 22 Aug 2007 15:51:34
From: Joel
Subject: Re: Grain Capacity of a Converted Keg
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Jim Stansell <jim.stansell@comcast.net > wrote:
>I apologize if this has been asked before......I did a quick Google
>search and didn;t find anything.
>
>How much grain will a converted keg hold as a mash tun at, say, 1.25
>quarts per pound?
It depends somewhat on your lautering rig, e.g., a
Bazooka or EZMasher type setup will allow significantly
more grain (at least 10 pounds) than will a high false
bottom.
That said, I don't know for sure, but I've seen a
converted keg used to mash almost an entire bag of Maris
Otter malt, which would be roughly 50 pounds. I don't
recall how thick the mash was.
Hmmmm... I'll be brewing tomorrow, so if I remember,
I'l see how much water a half-gallon of grain will take,
and extrapolate from there. (I've previously measured
roughly 4.8 pounds per gallon of dry grain.)
--
Joel Plutchak "They're not people, they're HIPPIES!"
$LASTNAME at VERYWARMmail.com - Eric Cartman
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Date: 22 Aug 2007 15:30:15
From: Thomas T. Veldhouse
Subject: Re: Grain Capacity of a Converted Keg
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Jim Stansell <jim.stansell@comcast.net > wrote:
> I apologize if this has been asked before......I did a quick Google
> search and didn;t find anything.
>
> How much grain will a converted keg hold as a mash tun at, say, 1.25
> quarts per pound?
>
Perhaps 35 pounds of grain. Give or take a pound or two.
--
Thomas T. Veldhouse
We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the
machinations of the wicked.
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Date: 26 Aug 2007 18:38:47
From: dave calhoun
Subject: Re: Grain Capacity of a Converted Keg
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I've put 30 pounds of grain plus the water into my keg to mash with no
problems. I agree, a few more pounds would be possible.
Dave
On 2007-08-22 08:30:15 -0700, "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy71@yahoo.com > said:
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> Perhaps 35 pounds of grain. Give or take a pound or two.
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