I have a 15-20 gallon system and I don´t have a good supply of DME (nobody sell this in Brazil, and if they do, the prices are absurd).
So I am wondering about making mini-batches of all-grain beer to make my wort for starters. It would work like this:
- On a small kettle I would mash-in 2 lbs. pilsner malt (cheaper here) with about 8-10 qts. of water. Mash for 60 min at 155, then drain using a big strainer, no mash-out, no-sparge, directly into another pan. Wait 5 minutes for particles to settle, then transfer again to 2000mL or 4000mL (when I find one) erlenmeyer flasks. Boil, cool, then add yeast.
Does this sound about right? Any advice? Has anybody done this?