What Size Esky For Mash Tun?

[fixa]

Hey all.
What size esky should i be looking for for a mash tun?
I'm not looking at ever doing double batches.
Bunnings has a 15 litre round one for $45 ish.. would that be sufficient?
:beerbang:
Cheers.

 

[Adamt]

Partials or full mashes?

Need I think around 2.7L per kg of grain plus a bit more for some extra room.

 

[Jye]

fixa, If you are batch sparging a safe minimum size would be 25L, larger if you ever want to bigger beers.

Dont exclude the square eskies either, a round one is not necessary.

 

[fixa]

thanks guys. Full mashes AdamT.

 

[djackal]

I've seen cheap Eskies on e-bay, with good volume too. Not sure if they are the right grade of plastic though, I think they are.

 

[GMK]

36ltr is minimun one i would go for.

 

[Sean]

36ltr is minimun one i would go for.

Mine is 36 Litre (cuboid) and it's perfect for single batches.

 

[stephen]

My mash tun is a 24 litre esky. For the smaller brews it is ideal. When I make anythng over 1.050 OG then it really becomes tricky. I've learnt how to do "decoctions" to raise the wort to mash out temp: I drain off an amount boil it and then add it back to the mash.

If you can, go for the 36 litre and more.

Steve

 

[matti]

36L

get a foam bit cut out to size and lay over mashbed to increase insulation.

OY! stephen,
Thats a peculiar decoction indeed. <_<
You only heating up the runoff??


You should take out 1/3 of heavy mash/grain to heat up for decoction to achieve the true benefit from decoction.
Matti

 

[Kai]

36ltr is minimun one i would go for.

Mine is 36 Litre (cuboid) and it's perfect for single batches.

Mine is 55L and a single (5kg) batch is dwarfed down the bottom. Can do a 15kg batch in it if I push things.

 

[shotduck]

Mine is 55L and a single (5kg) batch is dwarfed down the bottom. Can do a 15kg batch in it if I push things.

I use a 55 litre and have managed 17kg mashes. Had to tape the lid in place between stirrings though

 

[Screwtop]

Mine is a 36L from BCF about $75 don't think I would want smaller.

 

[Screwtop]

I use a 36L from BCF about $75 don't think I would want smaller.

 

[johnno]

Just looking at the Kmart catalogue for the next week. They have the 65 litre coleman at $89.
Reduced $30 of the recommended price.
Anyone after a new tun, here is a good opurtunity.

cheers
johnno

 

[DJR]

Just looking at the Kmart catalogue for the next week. They have the 65 litre coleman at $89.
Reduced $30 of the recommended price.
Anyone after a new tun, here is a good opurtunity.

cheers
johnno

That's a very good price, good cooler too. Does anyone know if the tap connection would take a 1/2" thread?

 

[DJR]

I might buy one of these:

(800L)

 

[DrewCarey82]

I'd rather the sheilla on the left.

The $89 from kmart is the one that I mentioned to you Benny.

 

[yardy]

I'd rather the sheilla on the left.

bit of a boxhead !


jokes aside,
just a querie about one of the replies in this thread about the round vs rectangular tun, isn't it better to have a deep grain bed which the round tun would give ?

cheers

yard

 

[DJR]

I'd rather the sheilla on the left.

bit of a boxhead !


jokes aside,
just a querie about one of the replies in this thread about the round vs rectangular tun, isn't it better to have a deep grain bed which the round tun would give ?

cheers

yard

Grain bed depth is somewhat important if you're fly sparging, but with batch sparging it doesn't matter. But plenty of people also fly sparge using a rectangular cooler.

I'm a batch sparger and i get 82% efficiency anyway.

http://hbd.org/cascade/dennybrew/

 

[razz]

I'd rather the sheilla on the left.

The $89 from kmart is the one that I mentioned to you Benny.

The one on the left is probably the other girls mum so why not take both ? Then you would be a legend ! :lol: