I made an Ode to Arthur today. Mashed 2.00qt a lb @ 152F, hit my temp, vorlaufed, drained. Add my 3.06gal of sparge water at 186.5F. This raised the 150F grains to 159F. Do i have to sparge with boiling water? Had similar results on my last batch (but on that one I only heated the water to 175F and had a slow first run so temp dropped a ton). Temperature calculators have not been useful for me as their numbers give me temps off by 10F+.
I would just add more hot water until the temperature goes up enough, but I did one brew where I used too much water and spent 3.5hrs boiling in 2 containers simultaneously. I bought beersmith to tell me how much water, now I just need to find a way to hit my temperatures without changing the quantity of water.
Other than this my brewing has been smooth, but with my 10gal rubbermaid cooler I am not looking to use 212F water and melt it.
I would just add more hot water until the temperature goes up enough, but I did one brew where I used too much water and spent 3.5hrs boiling in 2 containers simultaneously. I bought beersmith to tell me how much water, now I just need to find a way to hit my temperatures without changing the quantity of water.
Other than this my brewing has been smooth, but with my 10gal rubbermaid cooler I am not looking to use 212F water and melt it.