Craig Bird
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Ok, so have done 2 batches with my new equipment and I feel like I never brewed before. I am chalking most of it up to poor planning but I have forgotten some basics and not hitting my gravities like I used to. Getting used to different rig and new version of BeerSmith.
I have an 10 gal igloo cooler, 8 gallon kettle with quart marks every 2 quarts, QD's on both and a Mark II pump. I do have 2 coolers but I have not been using the other as an HLT.
1) When using a pump for mash and sparge water, how do you get accurate volumes? I want to pump and I have sworn off lifting pots. If that is the case do you calculate your BK deadspace, add that volume to your strike water and just leave the rest behind? I have a hard time trusting that the pump is leaving the same amount each time. I also kind of like heating up more water than I need, but its really hard to see the quart marks inside those damn igloo's.
2) When batch sparging with use of a pump (single infusion, drain before sparge) do you use your pump to recirculate for both runnings? How fast?
3) How fast do you pump into BK?
Help a brotha out. Thanks.
I have an 10 gal igloo cooler, 8 gallon kettle with quart marks every 2 quarts, QD's on both and a Mark II pump. I do have 2 coolers but I have not been using the other as an HLT.
1) When using a pump for mash and sparge water, how do you get accurate volumes? I want to pump and I have sworn off lifting pots. If that is the case do you calculate your BK deadspace, add that volume to your strike water and just leave the rest behind? I have a hard time trusting that the pump is leaving the same amount each time. I also kind of like heating up more water than I need, but its really hard to see the quart marks inside those damn igloo's.
2) When batch sparging with use of a pump (single infusion, drain before sparge) do you use your pump to recirculate for both runnings? How fast?
3) How fast do you pump into BK?
Help a brotha out. Thanks.