Hi guys,
I have had my Spike System for a few weeks now and have 4 brews under my belt. I have no experience with a 3 vessel before this one, as I did BIAB.
I am struggling with the proper way to calc. strike water volume. The part that is confusing me is when I fill the Mash Tun - I turn off the pumps... so now I have water (call it a gallon) in the herms and the hoses.. . I do not know if I use that volume of water to calc the amount of strike water?
*** if my software tells me to transfer 5 gallons - is this 5 gallons while valves are closed? fill to the 5 gallon mark? once i open valves and turn on pumps this often drops to ~4 gallons... do i add the grain to this 4 gallon mark - since some of the 5 gallons is being recirculated? or do i add more water while the pumps are going etc to get the water level back to 5 before adding the grains?
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I have had my Spike System for a few weeks now and have 4 brews under my belt. I have no experience with a 3 vessel before this one, as I did BIAB.
I am struggling with the proper way to calc. strike water volume. The part that is confusing me is when I fill the Mash Tun - I turn off the pumps... so now I have water (call it a gallon) in the herms and the hoses.. . I do not know if I use that volume of water to calc the amount of strike water?
*** if my software tells me to transfer 5 gallons - is this 5 gallons while valves are closed? fill to the 5 gallon mark? once i open valves and turn on pumps this often drops to ~4 gallons... do i add the grain to this 4 gallon mark - since some of the 5 gallons is being recirculated? or do i add more water while the pumps are going etc to get the water level back to 5 before adding the grains?
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