Stankonia
Well-Known Member
I'm doing all-grain batches in an apartment, shooting for 4.5gal in my 5 gal fermenter. I'm wanting to experiment with no-sparge brewing, but my mash tun won't fit the amount of water to cover my pre-boil target volume in addition to the grain bill.
Almost everything I read about no-sparge brewing talks about mashing with enough water to end up at the pre-boil volume after collecting only your 1st runnings. But, is there any reason I can't mash with a normal volume (1.25qt/blb - 1.50 qt/lb) while I have the rest of the "top off" water already heating up in my boil kettle?
I know efficiency takes a hit with no-sparge, but would jumping from 1.25qt/lb to 2+ qt/lb make up any worthy difference in efficiency? For my first time doing no-sparge I'm guessing around 60% eff in beer smith.
Cheers
Almost everything I read about no-sparge brewing talks about mashing with enough water to end up at the pre-boil volume after collecting only your 1st runnings. But, is there any reason I can't mash with a normal volume (1.25qt/blb - 1.50 qt/lb) while I have the rest of the "top off" water already heating up in my boil kettle?
I know efficiency takes a hit with no-sparge, but would jumping from 1.25qt/lb to 2+ qt/lb make up any worthy difference in efficiency? For my first time doing no-sparge I'm guessing around 60% eff in beer smith.
Cheers