ben_sa
Now in 3V
Hi Folks,
I'm brewing my biggest ever beer today, q west coast ipa with a grain bill of 8kg for a final volume of 23-24Litres and I am struggling with my water volumes required...
I normally use the calculation of
2.5L/kg mash in
1.25L/kg mash out
2.5L/kg sparge.
So a normal 6kg batch is about 15/7.5/15
Today I'm brewing an ipa, and using those calculations for 8kgs
20L in
10 out
20 sparge
That sounds like a lot of water???
Am I missing something? I obviously need to up my mash in volume due to extra losses... but 50l for a final volume of 24 seems a lot...
Cheers
Ben
I'm brewing my biggest ever beer today, q west coast ipa with a grain bill of 8kg for a final volume of 23-24Litres and I am struggling with my water volumes required...
I normally use the calculation of
2.5L/kg mash in
1.25L/kg mash out
2.5L/kg sparge.
So a normal 6kg batch is about 15/7.5/15
Today I'm brewing an ipa, and using those calculations for 8kgs
20L in
10 out
20 sparge
That sounds like a lot of water???
Am I missing something? I obviously need to up my mash in volume due to extra losses... but 50l for a final volume of 24 seems a lot...
Cheers
Ben