I want to get into all grain. Smallest pot??

[Libigage]

I want to get into all grain/biab, what's the smallest size pot/boiler I could get away with for a least a finished 20 litre brew. I missed out on a 30 litre burco

 

[Honk]

when I started with BIAB I used a 15 L stockpot and got some great beers brewing 10L at a time but if your aiming for a finished 20 Litre brew then i think you'll be disappointed with anything less than 30 litres.

there's advantages to going smaller such as more choice if your willing to brew more often but I now use a 50 litre pot and brew 23 Litre batches (the max capacity of my fermenter)

 

[Libigage]

I've seen a few 20 litre boilers, could I use one of them for a 10 to 15 litre brew

 

[Honk]

yes you could, you could also brew a stronger beer and water it back to get your aimed for 20 Litres in the fermenter.

 

[Libigage]

So do the same amount of grain and hops for a 20 litre but do the boil to say 15 litres and then top up in the FV with cold water

 

[Honk]

yes, thats basically it. you may need slightly more grain as its probably not as efficient as doing it in a larger pot. make sure the cold water you top up with has been suitably treated ie chlorine removed.

 

[GerritT]

I have a 20 L pot and for the 5% beers I make that's just enough to make 16 L, 2 crates. You'd need a 30 L pot and a very good stove or burner for 20 L batches.