ayrton
Well-Known Member
From the "simple all grain brewing" tutorial:
How will I know how much water will be required for striking and sparging in some other recipe? Are these guidelines always good? Some recipes I've seen fail to mention how much water and at what temperatures to mash.
Single Infusion Mash Method
For 10 lbs of pilsner malt, with a resulting 5 gallon batch of beer.
Figure on about three to four hours to mash, sparge and brew.
Crush malt and add to mash tun (cooler).
Strike with 3.5 gallons of water at 160F. The resulting temperature in the mash tun should reach 150F, stir well and let rest for 60 minutes.
Drain into boil kettle, recycling the first few quarts to improve clarity.
Heat 4 gallons of water to 170F.
Add 2 gallons water at 170F to mash tun, stir, let rest for a few minutes.
Drain into boil kettle, recycling the first few quarts to improve clarity.
(Repeat)Add 2 gallons water at 170F to mash tun, stir, let rest for a few minutes. If your mash tun is large enough, you may add all 4 gallons at the same time.
Drain into boil kettle, recycling the first few quarts to improve clarity.
There should be about 6 gallons of wort in the boil kettle.
Discard the spent grain.
How will I know how much water will be required for striking and sparging in some other recipe? Are these guidelines always good? Some recipes I've seen fail to mention how much water and at what temperatures to mash.