I finally rounded up an acceptable cooler, braid, fittings and all! Just need my big pot to come in and I am ready for all grain! I am walking through everything in my head and on paper before brew day. I plan on batch sparging.
How many runnings do most brewers do? Is there a good way to tell when to stop, so tannins are not extracted, or is that a function of heat?
What exactly is mashing out, and why would you do it.
So, after mashing, I am going to end up with a large amount (over 5 gallons) in my boil pot. Do I boil, then when I feel target of 5 gallons is 1 hour away, do the 1st hop addition, and complete the rest of the boil as I normally would?
I do have beersmith, but am not all that proficient at using it yet. I can't figure out how to put in batch sparging. I guess If I did that it would give me a boil volume to expect?
How many runnings do most brewers do? Is there a good way to tell when to stop, so tannins are not extracted, or is that a function of heat?
What exactly is mashing out, and why would you do it.
So, after mashing, I am going to end up with a large amount (over 5 gallons) in my boil pot. Do I boil, then when I feel target of 5 gallons is 1 hour away, do the 1st hop addition, and complete the rest of the boil as I normally would?
I do have beersmith, but am not all that proficient at using it yet. I can't figure out how to put in batch sparging. I guess If I did that it would give me a boil volume to expect?