Just revving up for the first brew day of 2015 (very slow of the marks this year!). I have entered my recipe (an Oatmeal Pale Ale) into Brewsmith 2.
I am aiming for a final batch size Iinto the fermenter) of 22.70 litres (about 5 gallons in old money).
I have set mash profile to Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge.
I have selected Batch Sparge that fill 74% (to get two equal batches)
Beersmith is telling me to Mash In with 14.29 litres then to batch sparge with 3 steps (Drain Mash Tin, 13.5 litres, 13.5 litres)
That's a total of 41.29 litres of water.
Now I know i'll loose some to the mash absorption and some through evaporation during the boil but that still seems like a hell of a lot of water t me.
What do you think?
Thanks
Simon

I am aiming for a final batch size Iinto the fermenter) of 22.70 litres (about 5 gallons in old money).
I have set mash profile to Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge.
I have selected Batch Sparge that fill 74% (to get two equal batches)
Beersmith is telling me to Mash In with 14.29 litres then to batch sparge with 3 steps (Drain Mash Tin, 13.5 litres, 13.5 litres)
That's a total of 41.29 litres of water.
Now I know i'll loose some to the mash absorption and some through evaporation during the boil but that still seems like a hell of a lot of water t me.
What do you think?
Thanks
Simon