I have absolutely zero experience with all grain brewing. I want to start but while I am in the process of obtaining the equipment I am trying to understand the why's and how to do it.
I'm reading and watching videos to obtain the knowledge and relying on the wisdom of the members on this forum.
I just watched a video with John Palmer from Northern Brewing and it raised a question. After calculating your total water volume to obtain your preboil volume he says divide that in half and that is the volume that goes into your mash. The other half is used for your sparge.
I understand the problem of too low a water/grain ratio but I can only see positives to having excess water in my mash tun. It would be better to decrease the space above the mash to help retain heat.
Am I missing something?
I am interested in obtaining experience so I'm trying to keep it simple.
I'm reading and watching videos to obtain the knowledge and relying on the wisdom of the members on this forum.
I just watched a video with John Palmer from Northern Brewing and it raised a question. After calculating your total water volume to obtain your preboil volume he says divide that in half and that is the volume that goes into your mash. The other half is used for your sparge.
I understand the problem of too low a water/grain ratio but I can only see positives to having excess water in my mash tun. It would be better to decrease the space above the mash to help retain heat.
Am I missing something?
I am interested in obtaining experience so I'm trying to keep it simple.