PilotBMP
Well-Known Member
Ok, quick but dumb question:
I use well water and so efficiency wise, a wort chiller just CONSUMES water that I don't want to waste, so now to the question. Typically when I extract brew, I boil up 3 gallons of wort and then add ice to cool down and top off my water to 5 gallons for pitching.
When AG brewing, do I use the same recipes for 5 gallons and just collect 4 gallons of runnings (4 initial - 1 boil off to get my 3 gallons)? It seems like, and most likely, that I am leaving so much sugar behind that could I cut the recipe in half and collect 4 gallons via traditional sparge methods so I could save money? I hope this is as clear as mud. :cross:
I use well water and so efficiency wise, a wort chiller just CONSUMES water that I don't want to waste, so now to the question. Typically when I extract brew, I boil up 3 gallons of wort and then add ice to cool down and top off my water to 5 gallons for pitching.
When AG brewing, do I use the same recipes for 5 gallons and just collect 4 gallons of runnings (4 initial - 1 boil off to get my 3 gallons)? It seems like, and most likely, that I am leaving so much sugar behind that could I cut the recipe in half and collect 4 gallons via traditional sparge methods so I could save money? I hope this is as clear as mud. :cross: