Guys, this is driving me nuts. I just got a brew stand and built my keggles and am getting ready to do my first beer since significantly upgrading my equipment.
In my mash tun, I have a valve and a false bottom. The false bottom sits above the valve and therefore 2 gallons of water sit below it.
My concern is with mashing. I brew 5 gallon batches. If I am supposed to mash a recipe with 12 lbs of grain at 1.33 qts per lb, I would be using 4 gallons of water. My issue is that 2 gallons of that are UNDER my false bottom and not in contact with the grain.
I plan to recirculate my mash using a pump to maintain my temps.
Isnt my concern about the water not being in contact with the grain legit? Am i missing something? What do you think? What do you recommend? If this is an issue, i dont want to add 2 gallons of water to the mash to make up for this or I will end up needing to boil a ton off in the kettle so that I want to avoid.
In my mash tun, I have a valve and a false bottom. The false bottom sits above the valve and therefore 2 gallons of water sit below it.
My concern is with mashing. I brew 5 gallon batches. If I am supposed to mash a recipe with 12 lbs of grain at 1.33 qts per lb, I would be using 4 gallons of water. My issue is that 2 gallons of that are UNDER my false bottom and not in contact with the grain.
I plan to recirculate my mash using a pump to maintain my temps.
Isnt my concern about the water not being in contact with the grain legit? Am i missing something? What do you think? What do you recommend? If this is an issue, i dont want to add 2 gallons of water to the mash to make up for this or I will end up needing to boil a ton off in the kettle so that I want to avoid.