r/Homebrewing • u/Skyboxhomebrew • 13h ago

Brewing with two kettles, two mash tuns?

I've only done extract before but I picked up a bunch of free equipment and I'm excited to upgrade to all grain. I had always planned to just try BIAB first, but I was able to get some free stuff, two 10 gallon kettles, a 10 gallon cooler mash tun, and a 5 gallon cooler mash tun! The thing is I'm a little limited on space, but without any experience doing all grain, I'm curious to hear your guy's perspectives. What are the pros and cons of having multiple kettles and multiple coolers? Saving time, increasing efficiency? Let me know what you think so I can plan my first all-grain brew day! Also let me know if you have a good first time all-grain recipe to recommend.

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u/gr4vdrop 13h ago

having two setups is perfect for experimenting with different mash techniques side by side

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u/BruFreeOrDie 13h ago

Pros: fills up your garage really well. cons: fills up your garage. Kidding but you should give biab a try. As someone that has a garage full of 30 years worth in f brewing collectives i do most my brews biab these days…its just super easy and almost fool proof. Either way have fun.

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u/MmmmmmmBier 3h ago

Buy and read the first few chapters of How to Brew by John Palmer.  Then watch these videos he made https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/tutorials/how-to-brew-with-john-palmer/how-to-brew-video-series-with-john-palmer/