Fishin-Jay
Well-Known Member
I'm trying to decide which method to use for my first Partial Mash. I was looking at the PM method that comes in the AHB directions and it is right along the lines of Deathbrewer's "How To" he posted here. With 3.25 lbs of grain it calls for 2.5 gallons of mash water and 1.5 quarts of sparge water.
Using the 2 gallon Rubbermaid Mash Tun I calculated 4 quarts of strike water for mash in, and 4 quarts of sparge water. (batch sparge)
It looks like I'm using less water in the mash tun method. Will the results be the same? Will the mash tun method result in higher SG due to the lower amount of water? I prefer to use the mini-mash tun because I want to practice toward going all-grain.
Is there anything I should be looking out for?
Considering I am going to top off up to 7 gallons for the boil, is there any problem with upping my sparge water (using the mash tun method) to get a bit more of the fermentables? Will it begin to give me crap I don't want?
Using the 2 gallon Rubbermaid Mash Tun I calculated 4 quarts of strike water for mash in, and 4 quarts of sparge water. (batch sparge)
It looks like I'm using less water in the mash tun method. Will the results be the same? Will the mash tun method result in higher SG due to the lower amount of water? I prefer to use the mini-mash tun because I want to practice toward going all-grain.
Is there anything I should be looking out for?
Considering I am going to top off up to 7 gallons for the boil, is there any problem with upping my sparge water (using the mash tun method) to get a bit more of the fermentables? Will it begin to give me crap I don't want?