thejuanald
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So I will be doing my first all grain batch this weekend and I've been reading and reading about the process and I had a quick question. I will be doing a batch sparge in a 10 gallon round cooler. Beersmith tells me for 16 lbs of grain, I should mash with 5.80 gallons of water (at 1.25 qts/lb, adjusting for tun dead space), and then sparge with 3.8 gallons up to a total of 6.90 gallons of wort pre-boil, and a fermentation size of 5.40 gallons (accounting for trub loss and boil off).
My question is, I was under the assumption that you should sparge with more water than you mash with. Is this correct or is using less sparge water fine? Also, Is 6.90 gallons pre-boil a good amount? To me it seems like a little much. I feel like I am probably over-thinking this (grad student in engineering currently trying to finish my thesis). Thanks for all the help!
I am pretty much using Yooper's Ruination clone recipe (except I increased the amount of grain and hops a bit) from here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f69/stone-ruination-clone-155771/
My question is, I was under the assumption that you should sparge with more water than you mash with. Is this correct or is using less sparge water fine? Also, Is 6.90 gallons pre-boil a good amount? To me it seems like a little much. I feel like I am probably over-thinking this (grad student in engineering currently trying to finish my thesis). Thanks for all the help!
I am pretty much using Yooper's Ruination clone recipe (except I increased the amount of grain and hops a bit) from here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f69/stone-ruination-clone-155771/