For brewing 5 gallons of beer, do you recommend the 20 qt. or the 24 qt. size?
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if you are doing all grain, then you will need at least a 6.5gal pot and it is better to go 7 or 8gal. if you are doing extract+steep or partial mash, either should be fine. With 20qt you will get less efficient hop utilization, but you can cool it faster and top it off with more water. With 24 qt you can get good hop utilization, but it will be harder to chill. For what its worth, when I stared extract+steep, I only had a 3 gal pot, and made good beer.
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To brew 5 gallons of beer, you need at least 6.5 gallons of space (pre-boil volume). The more the better. I'd recommend a 32qt at a minimum to avoid boilovers. I brew 10 gallon batches in a 20 gallon pot and it's easy peasy. Much smaller and it was a hassle. So for 5 gallon batches, i'd recommend a 40 qt, 32qt at a minimum.
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The 24 x 12 will fit a regular 20 gallon tank. If you have the 20 gallon long tank you will need the 30x 12. Just take a quick measurement across the top of your tank.
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I would go with 24 and then cut it down. Also, get the pool cove pieces. They are great. For my 21', I got the 19 pack.. I can't remember if I had any extra
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I bought the 44 when I began home brewing over a year ago. It has worked out perfectly. More capacity and less of a chance of boil-overs. Cheers!
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Hello, I called my local brew shop and he measured the stoppers. He recommends ordering a #5
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Apparently there are 2 sizes. You pick the one you want. I have the 17 oz which is close to a pint. I have one that's a little bigger than a quart, but I don't have one 77 oz. That would be bigger than a half gallon.
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I would suggest the 5.5 quart. I think I'm going to order one of those today. Good luck.
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I use the small 3 gallon bottles... You can use the 5 gallon one if you want. It took me a long time to select the perfect machine and I have to say I absolutely love it!
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I measure it out with a pitcher first. If your making regular size batches of beer you only need to boil 2-3 gallons. So this was way to big I got the 8 gallo. Instead. Which is big enough to do a 10 gallon batch of beer. This pot is beautiful everything about it is perfect!
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I recommend a gallon carboy unless your using it for fermented food or kambucha but for home brew use a carboy/growler and get proper sized rubber stopper with hole drilled for airlock. For kambucha don't use metal lid if ur going to drill a hole use a plastic lid.
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I used it when the keg was one third full just to try it out before I took the keg away from the main CO2 bottle and regulator . I would say it might take two or three of the CO2 bombs to do a whole 5 galon keg. This is to push the beer out not to carbonate the brew. I will still use the regulator for that as it would give you more control.
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Sorry not at um I think the 24 is a little small not as big as pict. Go for the 48 .I have one of each
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I have the 16 oz size. Not to heavy and the 20 isn't that nuch bigger. The 16 oz is great it the 20 is as good its really nice. I love it.
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I think a 20 or 24 would be fine. I live on a pond and we have 24 inch ones.
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The simple answer is 1oz to 5 gal. The small reservoir is marked for 1/4 and 1/2 increments. Obviously, two 1/2 amounts for 5 gal. Also, Star-San is very good for multi uses. I'll mix up 5 gallons and sanitize all my brewing equipment then pump it into my Carboy to sanitize it then back to the bucket. Put a sealed top on the bucket and it can be reused for several weeks.
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Keith, Boy I wish I could answer you. You should be able to look up a seal for both and see if the numbers are the same. I have the visual impression that the 16 is smaller but maybe not. They will both hold 7 quarts and of course the larger takes twice as many pints, but this is only a height factor and not relavant. Sorry I cannot be more helpful but I have never been interested in a canner without a visual gauge [the 16 does not have one]. The 22 and 23 quarts do of course.Anyway, good luck.Best Regards,Jim McNulty
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Well it doesn't really matter but I would go with .20, if you need anything else just ask!