TacoGuthrie
Well-Known Member
I've done a couple partial mashes but i've only used my 4 gal brewpot and therefore done 3.5 gal boils, topping up with water.
Batch sparge amounts have made sense for me mashing 4-6 lbs of grain and i've followed the recommendations i've read. Denny has a formula where your initial runoff volume should be half of your total boil volume. With my partial boils i've been able to come pretty close to that as i can usually collect about 1.5 gal for a 3.5 gal boil.
My schedule usually looks like this:
Mash with 8 qts.
1st runnings: 1-1.5 gal
Batch sparge: 1.5 gal
2nd Batch sparge: 1.5 gal
Now that i have a bigger pot there is no way i can collect 2.5-3G of runoff from just 6 lbs of grain. What would a sparge schedule look like for a partial mash into a 32 quart brew pot?
Batch sparge amounts have made sense for me mashing 4-6 lbs of grain and i've followed the recommendations i've read. Denny has a formula where your initial runoff volume should be half of your total boil volume. With my partial boils i've been able to come pretty close to that as i can usually collect about 1.5 gal for a 3.5 gal boil.
My schedule usually looks like this:
Mash with 8 qts.
1st runnings: 1-1.5 gal
Batch sparge: 1.5 gal
2nd Batch sparge: 1.5 gal
Now that i have a bigger pot there is no way i can collect 2.5-3G of runoff from just 6 lbs of grain. What would a sparge schedule look like for a partial mash into a 32 quart brew pot?