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Mindflux
I'm testing out beersmith as a promash user and this little bit here confuses me.
I'm trying to Batch Sparging, but here's how I usually do it.
1) Add X (around 3-3.5) gallons to mash to get to target temp (in this next session, 152)
2) Let sit 60-90 minutes
3) Add X gallons (about 2-2.5 usually) of 190+ (varies on grain bill) water to get as close to 168 as possible, and drain off.
This gives me half of my brewing wort (the thicker runoff)
4) I then add X gallons (3.5-4) at 170* to get the other half of my runoff.
After runoff I usually have 6.5-7 gallons of wort in my kettle, enough to boil down to 5.5 (lose 5 to kettle space).
With beersmith, it wants me to add 17.19 quarts (4.30 gallons), and mentions no other steps.
If I chose Single Infusion, Medium Body (No batch sparge) it has an addional mash out step of 9.63quarts @ 198.2 (to get 168 ) degree mash out.
Adding those two totals together gets me 5.70 gallons. (figure a gallon or so lost to grain absorption) Which is not enough to brew and get my final volume of 5.5 (5 in the kettle). However.. why does this seem so out of whack with my normal session? Where's the rest of the volume required to be added?
I'm trying to Batch Sparging, but here's how I usually do it.
1) Add X (around 3-3.5) gallons to mash to get to target temp (in this next session, 152)
2) Let sit 60-90 minutes
3) Add X gallons (about 2-2.5 usually) of 190+ (varies on grain bill) water to get as close to 168 as possible, and drain off.
This gives me half of my brewing wort (the thicker runoff)
4) I then add X gallons (3.5-4) at 170* to get the other half of my runoff.
After runoff I usually have 6.5-7 gallons of wort in my kettle, enough to boil down to 5.5 (lose 5 to kettle space).
With beersmith, it wants me to add 17.19 quarts (4.30 gallons), and mentions no other steps.
If I chose Single Infusion, Medium Body (No batch sparge) it has an addional mash out step of 9.63quarts @ 198.2 (to get 168 ) degree mash out.
Adding those two totals together gets me 5.70 gallons. (figure a gallon or so lost to grain absorption) Which is not enough to brew and get my final volume of 5.5 (5 in the kettle). However.. why does this seem so out of whack with my normal session? Where's the rest of the volume required to be added?