Well I think my brewing balls have grown big enough that I can do a AG batch now. I've been messing around with a double wit recipe since I started brewing, about a year now, using extract. I plan to make a half batch (2.5 gallons) to keep things managable. My grain bill will be
2 lbs 13 oz White Wheat
9 oz Raw Wheat
4 lbs 8 oz Belgian Pils
1 lbs 2 oz Flaked Wheat
6 oz Flaked Oats
That's about 9.2 pounds of grain; multiplying by the magic 1.25 quarts to get your mash volume gets me to almost exactly 3 gallons. Well that's fine, I can boil off the extra 0.5 gallons to land me at the OG I want. What am I supposed to do about sparging though since my OG is already lower than I want it and adding any more water definately wouldn't help in that department? Can I reheat the mash water to 170F and use THAT to sparge? Please Help!
2 lbs 13 oz White Wheat
9 oz Raw Wheat
4 lbs 8 oz Belgian Pils
1 lbs 2 oz Flaked Wheat
6 oz Flaked Oats
That's about 9.2 pounds of grain; multiplying by the magic 1.25 quarts to get your mash volume gets me to almost exactly 3 gallons. Well that's fine, I can boil off the extra 0.5 gallons to land me at the OG I want. What am I supposed to do about sparging though since my OG is already lower than I want it and adding any more water definately wouldn't help in that department? Can I reheat the mash water to 170F and use THAT to sparge? Please Help!