jerrylotto
Well-Known Member
How are you planning to heat your kettle? Brewing inside or outside? Propane or electric?
Brewing 5-5.5 gallon batches requires heating around 9 gallons of water in total, and boiling around 7 gallons down to 5.5-6 gallons.
Hrm - I mash and sparge in a Brewer's Edge "Mash and Boil" using a recirc pump but I transfer to a kettle for the boil. My 5 gal batches start with 7 gal of water, even the high grain bill mashes. I typically get at least 6 gal of wort after sparging. Then, I lose about 3/4 gallon in the boil and another quart to trub/hop matter. Why are your losses so much higher than my experience?