PBeach80
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I've been slowly putting together a three tier Keggle system made up of a HLT @ 13.5 GL, MT 15.5, BK 15.5. Sadly I wasn't able to locate a 15.5 for my HLT but I figured after adding my strike water I could just top off and bring the HLT up to strike temp.
So here is my question based on all the reading I have been doing lately. Below is a Peanut Butter Cup stout recipe ....ya ya. I have an addiction to peanut butter and oddly enough to beer as well so if figured why not.
The standard from what I have read is 1.5 quarts of water per pound of grain for strike water and 1.5 to 2x the strike water to sparge with. The recipe calls for a total of roughly 29 pounds of grain.
29x1.5= 43.5quarts
4 quarts equals 1 Gal 43.5/4 = 10.875 Gallons
So if I am understanding the all grain process correctly I should be sparging with 21.75 gallons giving me a total water volume of 32.65...and now I am lost. that seems like an enormous amount of water not to mention my system can not support it.
20 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1
4 lbs oz Carafoam (2.0 SRM) Grain 2
2 LBS Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 3
2 LBS oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 4
15 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 5
2 oz Northern Brewer [8.5%] - Boil 60 min Hops 6
2 oz Willamette [5.5%] - Boil 20 min Hops 7
2 Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15 min) Misc 8
4.00 lbs PB2 (Boil 10 min) Misc 9
4.00 oz Caco Nibs (Boil 0 min) Misc 10
1 pkgs London Ale (White Labs #WLP013) Yeast 11
Any clarification to the process would be greatly appreciated. I have watched nearly all the youtube videos on how to all grain brew but none really get into the math.
So here is my question based on all the reading I have been doing lately. Below is a Peanut Butter Cup stout recipe ....ya ya. I have an addiction to peanut butter and oddly enough to beer as well so if figured why not.
The standard from what I have read is 1.5 quarts of water per pound of grain for strike water and 1.5 to 2x the strike water to sparge with. The recipe calls for a total of roughly 29 pounds of grain.
29x1.5= 43.5quarts
4 quarts equals 1 Gal 43.5/4 = 10.875 Gallons
So if I am understanding the all grain process correctly I should be sparging with 21.75 gallons giving me a total water volume of 32.65...and now I am lost. that seems like an enormous amount of water not to mention my system can not support it.
20 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1
4 lbs oz Carafoam (2.0 SRM) Grain 2
2 LBS Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 3
2 LBS oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 4
15 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 5
2 oz Northern Brewer [8.5%] - Boil 60 min Hops 6
2 oz Willamette [5.5%] - Boil 20 min Hops 7
2 Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15 min) Misc 8
4.00 lbs PB2 (Boil 10 min) Misc 9
4.00 oz Caco Nibs (Boil 0 min) Misc 10
1 pkgs London Ale (White Labs #WLP013) Yeast 11
Any clarification to the process would be greatly appreciated. I have watched nearly all the youtube videos on how to all grain brew but none really get into the math.