jim81147
Apprentice
How can I adjust this ? It seems that I am always a gallon short on the inital infusion .
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grain H2O absorbtion
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Hi,
Go to the options dialog (tools menu) and click on the advanced tab. The "Volume for 1 kg of grain" is probably the one you would want to adjust. However, I also suggest taking a look at your equipment settings to be sure they are accurate. You could be losing some volume to lauter tun deadspace for instance.
Cheers!
Brad
Go to the options dialog (tools menu) and click on the advanced tab. The "Volume for 1 kg of grain" is probably the one you would want to adjust. However, I also suggest taking a look at your equipment settings to be sure they are accurate. You could be losing some volume to lauter tun deadspace for instance.
Cheers!
Brad
jim81147
Apprentice
Thanks Brad , actually though my problem is that , for example, say I add 3.5 gallons to the mash tun on the initial infusion . After mashing , when I transfer to the boil kettle I only end up with about 2 gallons. The tun drains fairly well so I dont have a big reservoir of undrained mash . Also , after I see what I am short for making my target volume , thats how much water I add for the batch sparge and in that step ( same tun , pump , grain bed , everything) I dont lose any volume. Thats why I thought the grain was absorbing more than what the software was figuring.Your thoughts?