Gameface
Well-Known Member
So, quick and dirty.
I use a 15G Blichmann kettle as a HLT. I typically use 6G of strike water that I add to a 10G Rubbermaid cooler, for 10G batches of beer. The sight gauge only reads down to 3G, so I start with 9G of water in my HLT.
Here's the part I'm sort of slightly wondering about. I sparge with about 9G of water. So, after I add my strike water I add 9G of water to my HLT, which brings my total volume to 12G. When I begin fly sparging I continue to add water to my MT until I hit my desired volume in my BK. Meaning, I add more water to my MT than I end up draining to my BK.
I can't imagine this is a problem but then as I read I see that most people seem to measure out their sparge water. While I add a certain amount, it's not measured to match my sparging needs, it is intentionally more than I need to sparge with. Once I reach my desired volume in the BK I shut the valve and proceed with my brew day.
This is a non-issue, right?
Just wanted to check.
I use a 15G Blichmann kettle as a HLT. I typically use 6G of strike water that I add to a 10G Rubbermaid cooler, for 10G batches of beer. The sight gauge only reads down to 3G, so I start with 9G of water in my HLT.
Here's the part I'm sort of slightly wondering about. I sparge with about 9G of water. So, after I add my strike water I add 9G of water to my HLT, which brings my total volume to 12G. When I begin fly sparging I continue to add water to my MT until I hit my desired volume in my BK. Meaning, I add more water to my MT than I end up draining to my BK.
I can't imagine this is a problem but then as I read I see that most people seem to measure out their sparge water. While I add a certain amount, it's not measured to match my sparging needs, it is intentionally more than I need to sparge with. Once I reach my desired volume in the BK I shut the valve and proceed with my brew day.
This is a non-issue, right?
Just wanted to check.