I have a tendency to over simplify things. At least that is my excuse for being lazy
Over my last, I dunno, 20 beers or so, I have used between 10-12 lbs of grain and instead of calculating my exact mash thickness, I always just went with 3.5 gallons. That put me between 1.2 and 1.4 quarts per pound of grain. Well, I decided that I had too much high alc beer laying around and wanted to brew something a little more 'drinkable'. This batch of beer had only an eight pound grain bill. Well, in my infinite wisdom, I didn't really think about it and just went through the motions and added my grain to 3.5 gallons of water. Which comes out to 1.75 quarts per pound. Woops. By the time I realized it I was already mashing.
And that, boys and girls is why you should never get lazy.
Didn't really matter though. I still ended up with 74% efficiency and she is bubbling away as we speak.
Over my last, I dunno, 20 beers or so, I have used between 10-12 lbs of grain and instead of calculating my exact mash thickness, I always just went with 3.5 gallons. That put me between 1.2 and 1.4 quarts per pound of grain. Well, I decided that I had too much high alc beer laying around and wanted to brew something a little more 'drinkable'. This batch of beer had only an eight pound grain bill. Well, in my infinite wisdom, I didn't really think about it and just went through the motions and added my grain to 3.5 gallons of water. Which comes out to 1.75 quarts per pound. Woops. By the time I realized it I was already mashing.
And that, boys and girls is why you should never get lazy.
Didn't really matter though. I still ended up with 74% efficiency and she is bubbling away as we speak.