Pan size for Brupaks Chateau Blonde

[Andymoz-70]

Hi there. Done quite a few kits now and recently aquired a 19l stainless steel stock pot as fancy taking the next step to all grain. The thing is the kit i plumped for is the Brupaks All grain Chateau blonde (vol 23l photo attached) to be honest it's all alien to me. The guy at the homebrew shop said it was a smaller kit and probably under 23L.Before i cause a kitchen tsunami and burn myself beyond recognition, What's the best way (if at all) to do this in the pan? As I feel it would be well overflowing if i add the 5.2kg of grain. Thanks in advance
Andy

 

[Clint]

What brewing method are you going to use? Can't see the photo...it's a bit blurred. You can't do a full 23l boil in a 19l pot as you need to start with around 28l. I dunno if you could do BIAB as I don't do that. Your shop chap wasn't very helpful... except at taking your money...

 

[Andymoz-70]

That's what i thought. Yes will be a biab. Wouldnt bother if I had done stuff like this before but really annoyed now. More at myself lol. Sorry it's my crappy phone pic. Will try again

 

[Clint]

You need someone who does BIAB to suggest your next move...but...it looks like there's only one malt so perhaps you could split it and do half..

 

[Andymoz-70]

You need someone who does BIAB to suggest your next move...but...it looks like there's only one malt so perhaps you could split it and do half..

Thanks Clint. Yes was wondering if I could split it. Certainly wont go to waste. Just need someone to talk me through it

 

[GeorgieV]

I have done stove top BIAB before and it works but could be a bit tricky when sparging. I would say, before you start, make sure your stove can bring the the full stock pot to a stable rolling boil. Mine was struggling. Just test it with water first.
On the mash side of things, 2.5 kg/litre thickness should be okay, it just needs to be stirred well and maybe kept for longer. Go for 90 minutes if you don't have means for testing. The sparge can be done in the FV with pre heated water. Once finished with the mash, dip the bag into the sparge water and keep it there for a while in order to extract the left over sugars.
Now, the boiling can be done in your big stock pot and a separate smaller pot simultaneously in order to accomodate for the full volume. Obviously, the hop additions need to be split proportionally.
That's about it, I guess. It's a bit fiddly but not too bad.

 

[Andymoz-70]

Just did a rolling boil test on the hob. A few bubbles rising but wouldn't say rolling!. Sounds like its going to be more complicated than anticipated. Didn't expect to come away with a kit, Wanted some grains and hops and a bit of advice on a small batch recipe upto 15/16 L or so. Thanks for your advice much appreciated

 

[GeorgieV]

@Andymoz-70 , don't despair. You can split the ingredients in two and make two half size batches.

 

[Clint]

What hob have you got? I have a range with a wok burner which just about gets my 32l pot up to boil.
Either splitting a batch or doing extract brews may be easier.

 

[Andymoz-70]

@Andymoz-70 , don't despair. You can split the ingredients in two and make two half size batches.

Thanks. Think that's what will be happening at weekend . I'd better stay off the beer for this one!!!!

 

[Andymoz-70]

What hob have you got? I have a range with a wok burner which just about gets my 32l pot up to boil.
Either splitting a batch or doing extract brews may be easier.

It's a gas hob Clint. Think it should manage doing two brews one after the other. Hard work since my local Hbs closed due to retirement. They had full ranges of hops grain etc and many years of experience . They would have tailored a recipe for me.

 

[Clint]

You can make your own recipes easy enough using some brew software...you can also use it to alter any existing recipes you find or fancy to suit your set up.

 

[Andymoz-70]

You can make your own recipes easy enough using some brew software...you can also use it to alter any existing recipes you find or fancy to suit your set up.

I'll have a look for some software. Sounds a great idea. Thanks again for your help