I was watching the latest basic brewing video where they were talking about mash thickness and how a thinner mash (2.0 qts of water per lb of grain as opposed to 1.25) will provide greater efficiency.
I'm wondering why this is and if you can make up for it with sparge volume. More specifically, I'm thinking that the thinner mash will make it easer for dissolved sugars to get into the solution as well as flow out of the Mash Tun?
I'm also thinking that raising the mash temp to mash out temps as well as good volumes of sparge water (for batch spargers) will accomplish the same thing?
Personally, as of late, I've been fairly happy with my efficiency. So, if this is the case, do I even care if my ratio is 1.25, 1.5 or 2.0 qts/lb? In other words, aside from potentially raising the efficiency are there any other benefits (negatives) to raising (lowering) your mash ratio?
I'm wondering why this is and if you can make up for it with sparge volume. More specifically, I'm thinking that the thinner mash will make it easer for dissolved sugars to get into the solution as well as flow out of the Mash Tun?
I'm also thinking that raising the mash temp to mash out temps as well as good volumes of sparge water (for batch spargers) will accomplish the same thing?
Personally, as of late, I've been fairly happy with my efficiency. So, if this is the case, do I even care if my ratio is 1.25, 1.5 or 2.0 qts/lb? In other words, aside from potentially raising the efficiency are there any other benefits (negatives) to raising (lowering) your mash ratio?