ColoradoChuck
Apprentice
I'd like to understand the way to measure the recoverable mash deadspace (RMD), and what it is used for in BS3.
On my Igloo, it takes about 58oz of water to cover the top of the dome, and about 40oz to have the water reach the midpoint of the dome. The unrecoverable is only about 14oz--well below the upper part of the dome. The tap is slightly above the top of the fitting on the dome. (I mention these measurements in case someone answering needs them to explain the RMD!) Does one use any of these measurements to determine the the RMD?
The built-in equipment profiles for cooler mash tuns with false bottoms specify 0 gal. Elsewhere in forums and the web, the RMD is described as the "volume under the false bottom but above the tap" and so forth. Are the RMDs in the equipment profiles all 0 gal because the tap is above the dome (thus 0 gal above the tap)?
I was wondering if the RMD is the volume needed to keep the grain wet absent any mash/sparge water; is this a correct way of thinking about it?
Anyway, a discussion with explanations (and clarifications!) would be very much welcomed. Cheers!
On my Igloo, it takes about 58oz of water to cover the top of the dome, and about 40oz to have the water reach the midpoint of the dome. The unrecoverable is only about 14oz--well below the upper part of the dome. The tap is slightly above the top of the fitting on the dome. (I mention these measurements in case someone answering needs them to explain the RMD!) Does one use any of these measurements to determine the the RMD?
The built-in equipment profiles for cooler mash tuns with false bottoms specify 0 gal. Elsewhere in forums and the web, the RMD is described as the "volume under the false bottom but above the tap" and so forth. Are the RMDs in the equipment profiles all 0 gal because the tap is above the dome (thus 0 gal above the tap)?
I was wondering if the RMD is the volume needed to keep the grain wet absent any mash/sparge water; is this a correct way of thinking about it?
Anyway, a discussion with explanations (and clarifications!) would be very much welcomed. Cheers!