Herms - Fly Sparging question - Can you help?

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I used 1.5 quarts of water per pound of grain to start out my mash. After it reached temp, I doughed in. As I began to recirculate, the grains were still at or a little above the water level, leaving me no cushion of water between where my sparge arm was returning water to. I'll be brewing again, should I consider using more water so that I have at least 1 inch of water over my grains?
 
How much dead space do you have under your false bottom? You need to add that much more water to you mash.
 
mcl said:
How much dead space do you have under your false bottom? You need to add that much more water to you mash.
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AWESOME!!! That was my problem! Holy crap, no wonder I could barely move the paddle... lol
 
You also need to consider the hose and HERM's coil volume as well. I think most people add a quart for both depending on the size and length of the tubing and hose.
 

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