Xochiquetzal
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Hi all. This is my second beer and I have a question. The recipe just says "sparge", but it doesn't say with how much water. It's in the book "Homebrew favorites" by Lutzen and Stevens.
It starts with 11 qt of water for the mash-in and the recipe yields 4.5 gallons. I've read that you use 1.5x the amount of water for sparge, but that would mean the wort has to boil from around 7 gallons down to 5. It doesn't sound right to me. (Not to mention I don't have a pot that big.)
Has anyone made this recipe? How much water did you use for sparge and how much wort did you get?
It starts with 11 qt of water for the mash-in and the recipe yields 4.5 gallons. I've read that you use 1.5x the amount of water for sparge, but that would mean the wort has to boil from around 7 gallons down to 5. It doesn't sound right to me. (Not to mention I don't have a pot that big.)
Has anyone made this recipe? How much water did you use for sparge and how much wort did you get?