gyoder
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Finally making the jump into AG after reading a lot and slowly acquiring the equipment. I'll be mashing in a SS 40qt brewpot with a SS false bottom. I'll be using an outdoor burner and insulating the mash tun to hold at temperature. I'm planning on batch sparging. I think I've got a pretty good understanding of everything that needs doing but I'm left with two questions.
1- Do I need to alter the 1qt per pound of grain to account for the inch and a half of space between the false bottom and the outlet valve? I was just considering that since the grain will be resting on top of the false bottom and there will be a decent amount of water beneath it that the ratio of water to grain will actually be less than 1 qt per pound. Thoughts?
2- Promash is telling me that according to my recipe I will need to use six gallons of sparge water for a 75 minute boil. Should I add some before vorlauf and collecting first runnings? Should I add it after I collect the first runnings and sparge twice using 3 gallons each time?
Thanks so much in advance for any advice that you can provide.
Prost!
1- Do I need to alter the 1qt per pound of grain to account for the inch and a half of space between the false bottom and the outlet valve? I was just considering that since the grain will be resting on top of the false bottom and there will be a decent amount of water beneath it that the ratio of water to grain will actually be less than 1 qt per pound. Thoughts?
2- Promash is telling me that according to my recipe I will need to use six gallons of sparge water for a 75 minute boil. Should I add some before vorlauf and collecting first runnings? Should I add it after I collect the first runnings and sparge twice using 3 gallons each time?
Thanks so much in advance for any advice that you can provide.
Prost!