Evan!
Well-Known Member
I've been mashing for awhile now, and I usually just wing it on the sparge volume. Not too smart, I know, but it's turned out okay so far. The major drawback, though, is that I can't adequately judge my pre-boil volumes prior to the brew session.
So, someone please fill me in on the correct sparge water volume for batch sparging. My Mephistopheles mashes in in less than 24 hours:
15.5 lbs of grain
19.06 qts of strike water
______ qts of sparge water
...what's the equation for determining that last number...? I learned mashing from Papazian, and his recipes always had specific sparge amounts, but never explained the equation so I could do it on my own. Thanks...
So, someone please fill me in on the correct sparge water volume for batch sparging. My Mephistopheles mashes in in less than 24 hours:
15.5 lbs of grain
19.06 qts of strike water
______ qts of sparge water
...what's the equation for determining that last number...? I learned mashing from Papazian, and his recipes always had specific sparge amounts, but never explained the equation so I could do it on my own. Thanks...