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tubthumper

coolbox mashtun

Post by tubthumper » Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:54 pm

are theese any good http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/p ... OOLBOX.htm
as it seems asda only do the cloth type cool bags now
and the argos one is the cheapest one I can find
so unless any of you knowlegable people here know of a cheaper one what are your oppions of the above for mashing in

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Re: coolbox mashtun

Post by jubby » Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:14 pm

OK for 25 litre brewlengths. You would probably get a beer of about 6 to 6.5% ABV maximum (unless you add sugars) with that size, and that will be fly sparging. If you batch sparge or want to brew stronger beers, then you need to go a bit bigger. It's best to decide how you are going to sparge and what quantities you want to brew before deciding on size. If fly sparging, a decent grain bed depth of around 6-8 inches minimum is good, so the mash tun does not want to be too big. If you batch sparge, you need a bigger mash tun to hold the sparge liquor.
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