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Thanks for the detail Bobby. I think the "slack space" is more in the range of 1 gallon (not 2 gallons) but I will measure it when I get home. For example, my last batch called for 4.5gal of strike but the grain portion was really only in 3 - 3.5 gal of water with the other gallon in the slack...

Thanks Wildwest450. I assumed that “lauter tun dead space” in beersmith is the amount of liquid left behind after the sparge, not the space beneath the false bottom during the mash (the amount of liquid left behind after a sparge is around ½ gallon whereas the space beneath the false bottom is...

Hey all. I just transitioned to using a 10 gallon pot with a false bottom for my mash tun. The false bottom has a good 1 1/2" to 2" space it leaves at the bottom of the pot. Do I have to adjust my beersmith or my recipe for the water that is going to just sit at the bottom without grain...