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i'm trying to process all this info on all grain brewing and of course have some questions.
i'll be using a 7.5 gallon turkey fryer and have read all about the boil over potential if i'm doing a full boil.
1) does a full boil for a 5 gallon batch always start with 6 gallons or is it often more?
2) relating to that, i know the mashing water amount (1.25 gal/lb of grain) but how do you determine how much to sparge with? do you just fill out the remainder of the starting boil volume? or is there any 'topping up' to speak of with all grain (i.e. you mash & sparge with a given amount and make up 6 gallons with tap water before starting the boil?
hopefully these questions makes sense. thanks in advance for your help.
i'll be using a 7.5 gallon turkey fryer and have read all about the boil over potential if i'm doing a full boil.
1) does a full boil for a 5 gallon batch always start with 6 gallons or is it often more?
2) relating to that, i know the mashing water amount (1.25 gal/lb of grain) but how do you determine how much to sparge with? do you just fill out the remainder of the starting boil volume? or is there any 'topping up' to speak of with all grain (i.e. you mash & sparge with a given amount and make up 6 gallons with tap water before starting the boil?
hopefully these questions makes sense. thanks in advance for your help.