Fingers
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I've been trying to dial in my temps for mash in using Beersmith. Last weekend I mashed in with 180º water into about 20 lbs of grain and was just slightly high in the mash. Today I'm doing just over 17lbs of grain and Beersmith is telling me to use 164.6º water. This is single infusion, medium body, batch sparge with a ratio of 1.5 quarts per pound. I left the grain and MLT temp as room temp. I can't see any way that the water will be hot enough at that temp.
I'm sure I used Beersmith to calculate my temps last weekend too and thought it gave me the 180 degree temp. I went over because I pre-heated the tun. Any idea what I could be doing wrong here?
Oh, and that's with 26.5 quarts of water. Last weekend the quantity it told me to use was out to lunch so I put in as much as I though was needed. I suspect the temp would have been lower if I'd had the proper water to grain ratio set.
I'm sure I used Beersmith to calculate my temps last weekend too and thought it gave me the 180 degree temp. I went over because I pre-heated the tun. Any idea what I could be doing wrong here?
Oh, and that's with 26.5 quarts of water. Last weekend the quantity it told me to use was out to lunch so I put in as much as I though was needed. I suspect the temp would have been lower if I'd had the proper water to grain ratio set.