splitting 5 gallon batch

[Mobrew1]

I bought a 5 gallon all grain batch from northern brewer and I want to split
it into two batches. I don't have a big enough kettle to do it all at once (8 gallon ).Could you guys tell me how much water to put in the mash ? I don't recirculate or sparge. Thanks

 

[TexasWine]

Put all your numbers in this calculator...

http://pricelessbrewing.github.io/BiabCalc/

And all your hopes and dreams will come true.

 

[Mobrew1]

Awesome calculator ,Thanks

 

[wilserbrewer]

8 gallon pot sounds large enough to me?

But if your more comfortable splitting that's fine.

Might be good practice, but 8 should work

 

[pricelessbrewing]

Awesome calculator ,Thanks

No, thank you Let me know if you have any questions about it.

And thanks for the plug texas.

 

[jason.mundy]

Water needed = Your batch size + how much water you'll boil off + .08 * Pounds of grain.

For example

Water needed = 2.5 G batch + 1 G boil off + .08 * 5 pounds grain = 3.9 Gallons of water