DD2000GT
Well-Known Member
I have been researching like crazy the last few days in preparation for my 1st AG batch I am brewing in a few hours. I finally figured out sparge volume, but am on the fence as far as sparge temps. Beer Smith shows 4.5 gallons of sparge water at 168 degrees - this seems low to me. My recipe has 11 lbs. of grains and I am mashing at 150 (this is a Kolsch) for 70 minutes. My brew setup is a 40 quart brew pot and a Igloo 10 gallon DIY MLT setup that I found in the DIY section here.
From what I am reading, most pour in 180+ degree water into their MLT to get around 168 degrees sparge water. Beer Smith is telling me to pour in 168 degree water - won't that result in sparge water too cool after absorption and eaqualization?
What say you all?
Dan
P.S. Hopefully I won't have any more last minute "panic" questions (grin). Wish me luck, I'll need it.
From what I am reading, most pour in 180+ degree water into their MLT to get around 168 degrees sparge water. Beer Smith is telling me to pour in 168 degree water - won't that result in sparge water too cool after absorption and eaqualization?
What say you all?
Dan
P.S. Hopefully I won't have any more last minute "panic" questions (grin). Wish me luck, I'll need it.