john thorn
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I am all grain brewing now having done about 5 batches using that approach. I see conflicting information regarding the value of a mash-out and in fact Beersmith says its not needed with the exception a few instances. In Beersmith, if i try to add a mash-out step to make a 5 gallon batch using the 10 gallon cooler system, the qty of boiling water to be added at that point to hit 170 F is so high I could never boil it off in any reasonable amount of time unless I cut the mash-in and sparge water volumes drastically. Anyone have any thoughts on the mash-out in general and how to use beer smith for this if I am doing something wrong? Thanks in advance...