Turner_Brown
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For now I've just been doing 5 gal partial mashes. The next batch I plan on doing the same but I'm going to try to dial things in a bit.
I'm brewing a big IIPA and I want to try to hit an OG of ~1.040 for the boil so I can get the most out of my hops. Then do a late boil extract add to hit 1.090.
This can be a little tricky since I'm confined to boiling only 4 gallons.
My question is this:
I'm using 4.2 lbs of grain. Assuming an efficiency in the high 60's...about how much water will I need for the strike mash and then for the sparge?
I plan on using DeathBrewer's method (2 pots - mash in first then soak in second for a "sparge").
Basically I want the wort to = 4 gallons and be around 1.040 for the initial boil.
Any advice would be appreciated!
I'm brewing a big IIPA and I want to try to hit an OG of ~1.040 for the boil so I can get the most out of my hops. Then do a late boil extract add to hit 1.090.
This can be a little tricky since I'm confined to boiling only 4 gallons.
My question is this:
I'm using 4.2 lbs of grain. Assuming an efficiency in the high 60's...about how much water will I need for the strike mash and then for the sparge?
I plan on using DeathBrewer's method (2 pots - mash in first then soak in second for a "sparge").
Basically I want the wort to = 4 gallons and be around 1.040 for the initial boil.
Any advice would be appreciated!