how much water do i need to put in if im doing a recipe for 20l, how many litres can i use next to 1kg of grain?
also how much strike water do I use next to the grain?
water/grain ratio
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booldawg
Re: water/grain ratio
The usual ratio is 2.5L of water to 1kg of grains for a standard ale. Depends on how 'stiff' you want the mash.
This water (or liquor as its called) is know as the mash liquor. The term 'strike' refers to the temperature you heat the mash liqour up to before you stir it into the grains.
The strike temp. is usually about 4-5C hotter than your intended mash temp as the grains will cool the water when you introduce them to each other.
If you're intending on getting 20L in your FV there are various other factors you need to consider:
The amount of wort run off from the mash
The amount of 'dead space' in your mash tun
The amount of wort collected in the sparge
The amount of wort lost to condensation in the boil
The amount of wort soaked into the hops during run-off from the boiler
There are several decent calculators around that will help you with these figures. And of course this site is not likely to let you down!
http://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/calculators.htm
This water (or liquor as its called) is know as the mash liquor. The term 'strike' refers to the temperature you heat the mash liqour up to before you stir it into the grains.
The strike temp. is usually about 4-5C hotter than your intended mash temp as the grains will cool the water when you introduce them to each other.
If you're intending on getting 20L in your FV there are various other factors you need to consider:
The amount of wort run off from the mash
The amount of 'dead space' in your mash tun
The amount of wort collected in the sparge
The amount of wort lost to condensation in the boil
The amount of wort soaked into the hops during run-off from the boiler
There are several decent calculators around that will help you with these figures. And of course this site is not likely to let you down!
http://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/calculators.htm
