Cheers everyone! I am getting ready to do my 2nd AG brew tomorrow and how to do my mash is really starting to bug me... Here is my scenario:
Brewing Dogfish 90 min style clone
Grain bill is 17.25 lbs
Sparge for 60 at 152*
OG should be around 1.085-90
Target is to get 5.5 gallons into primary.
According to Papazian, i should be spargeing this much grain with about 8 gallons of water...
here are 3 options i am looking at running:
1. Mash with 1 qt/lbs = 4.5 gal -1.7 gal (grain absorb) + sparge with 5.5 to 7 gal - 1.5 gal (evap on 90 min boil) = ~ 5.5 finished yummy goodness
2. Mash with 1.25 qt/lbs = 5.5 gal -1.7 gal (grain absorb) + sparge with 4.5 to 6 gal - 1.5 gal (evap on 90 min boil) = ~ 5.5 finished yummy goodness
3. Mash with 1.5 qt/lbs = 6.5 gal -1.7 gal (grain absorb) + sparge with 3.5 to 5 gal - 1.5 gal (evap on 90 min boil) = ~ 5.5 finished yummy goodness
Any advise on this would be grateful. Still trying to figure out the AG process.
-All the Way!
-Rob
Brewing Dogfish 90 min style clone
Grain bill is 17.25 lbs
Sparge for 60 at 152*
OG should be around 1.085-90
Target is to get 5.5 gallons into primary.
According to Papazian, i should be spargeing this much grain with about 8 gallons of water...
here are 3 options i am looking at running:
1. Mash with 1 qt/lbs = 4.5 gal -1.7 gal (grain absorb) + sparge with 5.5 to 7 gal - 1.5 gal (evap on 90 min boil) = ~ 5.5 finished yummy goodness
2. Mash with 1.25 qt/lbs = 5.5 gal -1.7 gal (grain absorb) + sparge with 4.5 to 6 gal - 1.5 gal (evap on 90 min boil) = ~ 5.5 finished yummy goodness
3. Mash with 1.5 qt/lbs = 6.5 gal -1.7 gal (grain absorb) + sparge with 3.5 to 5 gal - 1.5 gal (evap on 90 min boil) = ~ 5.5 finished yummy goodness
Any advise on this would be grateful. Still trying to figure out the AG process.
-All the Way!
-Rob