How much water do I add to my mash tun

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How much water do I add to my mash tun

Post by The plumber » Wed Oct 22, 2014 6:44 pm

Evening all
I'm doing my first all grain brew at the weekend and need to know roughly how much hot water to add to my mash tun is there a set amount per quantity of grain ?

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Re: How much water do I add to my mash tun

Post by barneey » Wed Oct 22, 2014 6:48 pm

have a look at the Calculator Page http://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/batchcalc.php
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Re: How much water do I add to my mash tun

Post by The plumber » Wed Oct 22, 2014 6:55 pm

Also I'm doing a dry stout do I need to adjust my water hardness I'm on the south coast Littlehampton my water
Is 255 CaCO3mg/l
The recipe states Dublin Ireland water

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Re: How much water do I add to my mash tun

Post by The plumber » Wed Oct 22, 2014 6:55 pm

Thanks for the quick response barneey

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Re: How much water do I add to my mash tun

Post by Charles1968 » Wed Oct 22, 2014 7:29 pm

For a stout you want water high in calcium bicarbonate, which is almost certainly what you've got. It's hard to be sure without more info about all the relevant ions in your water, but I would guess you're fine to go ahead without any water treatment.

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Re: How much water do I add to my mash tun

Post by The plumber » Thu Oct 23, 2014 7:33 am

Thanks Charles1968 that's what I thought.

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