How much variance is there with water volume for mashing and sparging? So far I'm just following what a recipe tells me but I've seen variation in some books. For example I think I've seen calculations for mash volume from 1qt per pound all the way to 2qts pr pound of grain. What I don't know is whether you are free to pick whatever value you want or if it depends on your equipment and grains.
My goal is to try and keep using my 5g pot for heating water. To do that I need to have volumes less that 5g obviously. I thought if I moved more water into the mash side of things, then my batch sparging volumes could be toned down. I'm just not sure how much freedom I have with this or what guidelines there might be.
My goal is to try and keep using my 5g pot for heating water. To do that I need to have volumes less that 5g obviously. I thought if I moved more water into the mash side of things, then my batch sparging volumes could be toned down. I'm just not sure how much freedom I have with this or what guidelines there might be.