raptoid
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I'm ramping up for my first all grain session soon. I look at recipes and they'll say 5 gal batch size, 6.5 gal batch size, etc. My question is this; How do I know how much strike water to heat up to equal out a 5 gal batch? I realize that I'll be adding sparge volume as well. Would I just strike and mash with 5.5 gallons, at the end of mash duration begin sparge and keep going until I have a volume in the boil kettle of around 6.5 gallons? Then after boil off I'll end up with 5 gallons?
I'd imagine I would strike a lot more water than the mash needs, and then the remaining strike water would then be used for my sparge. I also realize that there will be water loss from grain absorption. Just looking for some clarity around the process, since I know it's a vital part of proper AG brewing. Thanks in advance!
I'd imagine I would strike a lot more water than the mash needs, and then the remaining strike water would then be used for my sparge. I also realize that there will be water loss from grain absorption. Just looking for some clarity around the process, since I know it's a vital part of proper AG brewing. Thanks in advance!