Hello fellow brewers. I am brewing my first all grain beer kit and I have a delima. I am wondering if I can get some advice. My problem is the kit directions and the BeerSmith sparge temps don't match.
Directions- heat 1.25 gal to 1 lb of grain to 20F above mash temp (ideal mash temp 150F). So that would be 170F.
BeerSmith- 13.44 qts of water at 165F. (My equipment profile is set to 7.5 gal brew pot and 10 gal igloo cooler)
Both say hold at 150 for 60 minutes.
Sparge:
Directions- Heat 5 gal of water to 175F and put in hot liquor tank (another 10 gal igloo cooler with rotating spray bar). Once you have used or reached 6.25 of wort begin heating for boil. Don't run off more than 6.25 gal of wort.
BeerSmith- 4.59 gal of 160F water and add water to achieve boil volume 6.41 gal.
This is my question; which do I follow or should I mix and match? I was thinking use BeerSmith's temps and the directions water columns for sparge to keep me from having to add water to reach the boil volume of 6.25.
What do you guys think?
Directions- heat 1.25 gal to 1 lb of grain to 20F above mash temp (ideal mash temp 150F). So that would be 170F.
BeerSmith- 13.44 qts of water at 165F. (My equipment profile is set to 7.5 gal brew pot and 10 gal igloo cooler)
Both say hold at 150 for 60 minutes.
Sparge:
Directions- Heat 5 gal of water to 175F and put in hot liquor tank (another 10 gal igloo cooler with rotating spray bar). Once you have used or reached 6.25 of wort begin heating for boil. Don't run off more than 6.25 gal of wort.
BeerSmith- 4.59 gal of 160F water and add water to achieve boil volume 6.41 gal.
This is my question; which do I follow or should I mix and match? I was thinking use BeerSmith's temps and the directions water columns for sparge to keep me from having to add water to reach the boil volume of 6.25.
What do you guys think?