I was in a very similar situation. My setup is HLT Megapot 10 gal, MASH 10 gal Haterade cooler with sight glass and inset thermometer, Boil is a 15 gal Megapot with brewing hardware whirl pool arm. I mount a single pump between the mash and boil. Since I mash in and fly sparge using gravity.
Perfect. I was leaning toward the oak aged i did before since I don't have a ton of time to develop and test a recipe. Since I already have one that was a major hit I will roll with that. I thought I would just see what wisdom HBT could provide. Thanks for the replies.
Cheers
Scott
Short story; in two weeks I will be heading into a police academy. The academy will be 26 weeks long or just over 6 months. We will be finished in early August. With that said. I would like to do a 10 gal AG batch that would be "finished" at graduation. I thought it would be a cool concept. The...
Very true, thats rough. Thats heading toward retail. In that case I would probably head to a regular fridge and use the saved money on a great temp control system or something fun:mug:
Side note I also have the dark star and got it free with a purchase of I think 250. My buddy and I needed random stuff and went in on the whole order so I could grab the burner. It's not bad for 50 but it does tend to char the bottom of the kettle. But it really does sip fuel and works well...
I just went through the 15 gal debate and went with the mega 1.2 because NB had a Black Friday sale which gave me 50 off. Because it's just going to be a brew kettle and not a hlt I went with ball valve only. I am not disappointed with my decision. It's a great kettle.
I'm actually going to a similar setup with two 14's and looking at true single door commercial fridges. You can get them on Craigslist for about 400 if you stay vigilant. I'm going that route over residential fridges cause I'd like to show off the twin ss's