Ok I am ready for the weekend and to do my first AG batch (newcastle clone).
I have a "flyguy" 10 gallon igloo mash tun build and I am going to use my bottleing bucket for my HLT...its wrapped in a low e insulation sleeve.
I did a dry run and found that I had 1.5 quarts of water left in my HLT when I drained it and 2.25 quarts of water left over in my mash tun when drained out.
Is this dead space? and how do I calculate this into my Mash/Batch sparge.
I really want to try to get this right or as close to right as possible.
Thanks in advance for any advice/knowledge.
I have a "flyguy" 10 gallon igloo mash tun build and I am going to use my bottleing bucket for my HLT...its wrapped in a low e insulation sleeve.
I did a dry run and found that I had 1.5 quarts of water left in my HLT when I drained it and 2.25 quarts of water left over in my mash tun when drained out.
Is this dead space? and how do I calculate this into my Mash/Batch sparge.
I really want to try to get this right or as close to right as possible.
Thanks in advance for any advice/knowledge.