Mash tun size??

[nowacki]

I wish to make 200 litre batches of beer what size mash tun do I need.

rough calculations below:-

Batch Size (L): 200
Original Gravity 1.050
Total water required (L): 313.82

Total Grain (kg) 50
Water to grain ratio (L/kg) 3
Strike water (L) 150

Sparge Water 163.82

Wort volume before boil 268.80

evaportation 15%

Wort volume after boil: 208.3

After cooling (4% loss) 200

I was going for a calculated guess of 300 litres....

 

[Muddydisco]

Everything is right until you got to the mash tun size which is most always smaller than the boil volume

By my working you need 164ltr for that kind of brew and that is a 6.5% brew

Still awaiting a price from my supplier

 

[nowacki]

for the worse case scenario I have worked on 65% effiency.

I know it will be 75 - 80 %

cheers Muddy the setup will be :-

400 Litre HLT
200 Litre MT - 70 litre underback
300 Litre Copper
300 Litre Fermenter

thanks for your all your help.

John