jbeauchamp
Well-Known Member
I was putting this recipe into my BeerSmith software and I am trying to figure out the water amounts for the Mash and the Sparge. I am assuming I will be around 70% eff. as this will be my first all grain batch. I am looking at 1.25 qt/lb for the mash. So with 18 pounds of grain I will need 4.5 gallons of water for the Mash. If the grains absorb 1 gallon of water, does that mean I will need 3 gallons for the sparge? I would like to end up with 5.5 gallons of wort in the primary fermentor.