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Howdy,
I'm an all grain mini-BIAB noob (done 2 brews) and have some questions about water quantities.
Generally I mash in a 32L pot on the stove and do a dunk sparge (sometimes I rinse over the wort, what's better?) and I want to know if it matters how I split the mash and sparge water up? For example could I always use 8L for the mash and 12L for sparge regardless of beer type? I understand if I use more water it's more "diluted" but would it balance out if you used less sparge water?
I've also noticed when trying to scale recipes the mash volume is often less, like 5-6L. So my question is, does it matter if you have more water than recommended in a mash/sparge or can that effect things? Wouldn't you still end up with the same SG if you did your calcs right?
Thanks for any input.
I'm an all grain mini-BIAB noob (done 2 brews) and have some questions about water quantities.
Generally I mash in a 32L pot on the stove and do a dunk sparge (sometimes I rinse over the wort, what's better?) and I want to know if it matters how I split the mash and sparge water up? For example could I always use 8L for the mash and 12L for sparge regardless of beer type? I understand if I use more water it's more "diluted" but would it balance out if you used less sparge water?
I've also noticed when trying to scale recipes the mash volume is often less, like 5-6L. So my question is, does it matter if you have more water than recommended in a mash/sparge or can that effect things? Wouldn't you still end up with the same SG if you did your calcs right?
Thanks for any input.