Hello all,
I'm planning on doing my first step mash, an Oktoberfest based on Loopers Marzen/Oktoberfest recipe that specifies a beta rest at 140 followed by an alpha rest at 158. Entering the info into TastyBrew for my recipe resulted in total water additions of 14.7 quarts, or 3.65 gallons. I think that my total water volume (taking into account dead space, grain absorption, etc.) should be around 5.5 gallons. This is based on BeerSmith single infusion/batch sparge volumes and past brews.
My question is, when does the missing 2 gallons (approx) get added. Should I use this as my second sparge volume? Also, I don't see a mash option in BeerSmith for step mashing using water additions to raise temps...am I missing something or is it not there?
Thanks,
John
I'm planning on doing my first step mash, an Oktoberfest based on Loopers Marzen/Oktoberfest recipe that specifies a beta rest at 140 followed by an alpha rest at 158. Entering the info into TastyBrew for my recipe resulted in total water additions of 14.7 quarts, or 3.65 gallons. I think that my total water volume (taking into account dead space, grain absorption, etc.) should be around 5.5 gallons. This is based on BeerSmith single infusion/batch sparge volumes and past brews.
My question is, when does the missing 2 gallons (approx) get added. Should I use this as my second sparge volume? Also, I don't see a mash option in BeerSmith for step mashing using water additions to raise temps...am I missing something or is it not there?
Thanks,
John