Kevin79
Well-Known Member
I've been doing 5 gallon partial mashes as of late. Love doing them and want to start getting my hands into all grain. BIAB seems the obvious way to go as I already have everything I need. I want to start doing 2.5 gallon all grain batches as I only have a 5 gallon kettle.
When doing a partial mash, the general rule is that your mash be at about 1 to 1.5 quarts of water per pound of grain. The whole concept of calculating boil off and adding all of your water to the mash seems excessive to me, as if it would be detrimental to the grains or something. I know it's obviously not, since that is what people do. I guess I'd just like to know the reasoning for doing so, and why does partial mashing stick to the 1 to 1.5 quart ratio?
When doing a partial mash, the general rule is that your mash be at about 1 to 1.5 quarts of water per pound of grain. The whole concept of calculating boil off and adding all of your water to the mash seems excessive to me, as if it would be detrimental to the grains or something. I know it's obviously not, since that is what people do. I guess I'd just like to know the reasoning for doing so, and why does partial mashing stick to the 1 to 1.5 quart ratio?