Water to Grain Ratio
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eknowles
Water to Grain Ratio
Is there a recommended value for water to grain ratio (metric) ie; a value for perfect mash thickness?? Am confused!! Best advice I've had is to add enough liquor so that a spoon can stand up in the mixed mash! Any more accurate info appreciated.
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Dave S
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Re: Water to Grain Ratio
most reckon 2.5 litres per kg grain. That's the figure I use.
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jmc
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Re: Water to Grain Ratio
+1Dave S wrote:most reckon 2.5 litres per kg grain. That's the figure I use.
I use this for the majority of brews, but I would say its not that critical.
When I do a stepped mash I go up from 2:1 to 2.5:1 to 3.5:1
I've also used 3.5:1 in the past to minimise head-space in my MT to increase thermal mass and reduce heat loss.
So if your doing a strong brew and 2.5:1 will be tight in your mash tun its not a problem reducing ratio a bit.
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eknowles
Re: Water to Grain Ratio
Thats great, thanks. I've got my grain ready and let mash commence tomorrow!