So I know the rule of thumb is 1-1.25 qts/lb for mash water and 1/2 gal/lb for sparge water. Here's the recipe I made:
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Hopalong Scarlet Ale
11.75 lbs Pale Malt (2 row) US
1.5 lbs Munich Malt
5 oz Crystal 120L
2 oz Black (Patent) Malt
1.5 oz Columbus (20 min)
1.5 oz Coumbus (10 min)
2 oz Columbus (flameout)
2 oz Columbus (dry hop)
SG = 1.065
ABV = 7.0%
IBU's = 57.5
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So that is 13.6875 lbs of grain.
I calculated about 4.25 gallons for the mash and 6.75 gallons for the sparge.
Few questions:
-This is 11 gallons of total volume. How much would I expect to lose from grain absorption?
-Am I supposed to boil this volume of water down until ~7 gallons before I start the 60 min clock for my boil? I calculated the recipe for a 5.5 gallon batch so I'm assuming that is how much I'm supposed to put in the fermenter. It seems like that could take a long time and a lot of propane...I also only have a 35qt kettle (and 48 qt mash tun)
-How do I split the sparge volume up between the first runnings and the second runnings?
Thanks for the help...this is all pretty confusing to me, and my first AG brew was a total mess.
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Hopalong Scarlet Ale
11.75 lbs Pale Malt (2 row) US
1.5 lbs Munich Malt
5 oz Crystal 120L
2 oz Black (Patent) Malt
1.5 oz Columbus (20 min)
1.5 oz Coumbus (10 min)
2 oz Columbus (flameout)
2 oz Columbus (dry hop)
SG = 1.065
ABV = 7.0%
IBU's = 57.5
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So that is 13.6875 lbs of grain.
I calculated about 4.25 gallons for the mash and 6.75 gallons for the sparge.
Few questions:
-This is 11 gallons of total volume. How much would I expect to lose from grain absorption?
-Am I supposed to boil this volume of water down until ~7 gallons before I start the 60 min clock for my boil? I calculated the recipe for a 5.5 gallon batch so I'm assuming that is how much I'm supposed to put in the fermenter. It seems like that could take a long time and a lot of propane...I also only have a 35qt kettle (and 48 qt mash tun)
-How do I split the sparge volume up between the first runnings and the second runnings?
Thanks for the help...this is all pretty confusing to me, and my first AG brew was a total mess.