slayer021175666
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So, I figured that I could wait until my whole brewing process was done and the wort was in the buckets. I weighed the mash tun with the spent wet grain inside and it came to around 52 lb. I then, dumped the mash tun and weighed it again. It weighed around 13 lb. From 52 lb total, I subtracted 25 lb for the original grain weight and then subtracted 13 lb for the empty mash tun weight. That left me with 14 lb. When I divided that 14 lb by 8.33 for the weight of 1 gallon of water, I got .067.
So, to me that would be, 067 gallons of water for every pound of grain. Is that correct? When I punch it into my brewing software it tells me to use about a gallon less water than what I know the recipe actually takes. Is there something I'm not getting? Is this the correct way to calculate it from the weight of the whole mash tun after I brew? Or, am I doing this all wrong? Now, I've thought about it so much I've just confused the hell out of myself! Looking for some insight. Thank you.
So, to me that would be, 067 gallons of water for every pound of grain. Is that correct? When I punch it into my brewing software it tells me to use about a gallon less water than what I know the recipe actually takes. Is there something I'm not getting? Is this the correct way to calculate it from the weight of the whole mash tun after I brew? Or, am I doing this all wrong? Now, I've thought about it so much I've just confused the hell out of myself! Looking for some insight. Thank you.