EvilGnome6
Well-Known Member
I'm planning out my next 5 gallon AG batch and want to do a thin mash to get a more fermentable wort. The recipe calls for 13 lbs of grain. If I aim for a 2 qt/lb ratio, that would be 6.5 gallons.
With that much water used for mashing, I would only have 1.31 gallons for sparging to hit 6 gallons pre-boil.
That seems like an awfully small amount to sparge with and I don't want my efficiency to suffer too much.
How much does a small sparge impact efficiency?
What would be a good sweet spot between mash thinness and sparge volume?
I know the easy answer would be to sparge more volume and boil it down but I have a 7.5 gallon kettle and I really don't want to go that route.
With that much water used for mashing, I would only have 1.31 gallons for sparging to hit 6 gallons pre-boil.
That seems like an awfully small amount to sparge with and I don't want my efficiency to suffer too much.
How much does a small sparge impact efficiency?
What would be a good sweet spot between mash thinness and sparge volume?
I know the easy answer would be to sparge more volume and boil it down but I have a 7.5 gallon kettle and I really don't want to go that route.