biggest beer in a 7 BBL mash tun

[Supernaut]

Hello All,

I'm sure it varies by manufacturer, but in your experience what is the largest (specific gravity Plato) 7 BBL batch one can mash in a 7 BBL mash tun? How many pounds of grain can these suckers handle?

Thanks!

[HighWaterBrew]

Just a reference point but when I brewed on a CDC 7 BBL system, many years back, I would top out at around 620 pounds of malt in the 7 BBL mash tun. The size of a 7 BBL mash tun varies system to system but that is a reference point for you. To boost gravity I would add some dextrose to kettle and for Barley Wine I would do 2 back to back mashes and only collect ~4 BBL's of wort from each mash. Not really efficient use of malt but yields a really nice wort.

[coolguywalt]

We recently got 632lbs in a 7bbl Lauter Tun with a 2.3 L:G ratio. Could have been 21.2 *P w/o some malt extract. Ended up being 6.2 bbl post boil of a 25 8P Barleywine.

[BensingBrewery]

System Manual

I do believe there is a recommended maximum grain weight that your manufacture would have stated in the specifications for your mash tun. Are you able to find this information?

Cheers!

Bill Bensing

http://www.billbensing.com

[grassrootsvt]

Double Mash. Single Boil.
You'll be able to hit full kettle with 25º+

[Supernaut]

Thanks for the replies, everyone, it's appreciated. Yes, I can get this info from the manufacturer but it's going to be a little bit yet - just doing some planning.

[South County]

Thanks for the replies, everyone, it's appreciated. Yes, I can get this info from the manufacturer but it's going to be a little bit yet - just doing some planning.

Always remember, there are MANY MANY ways to skin a cat!