I usually brew 7.5 gallons batch and the volume of the malt is almost always the same but this week end i'll brew a batch twice this size.
My question is a certain amount of malt will cool down the mash water to the desired temp for mashing. Since I'll be using twice as much malt, I assume that I should bring the strike water temp higher since more malt will cool it down further.
Is there some kind of rules of thumb of how much temp you loose per pounds of grains added to a certain volume of water? or some kind of charts?
Thanks
My question is a certain amount of malt will cool down the mash water to the desired temp for mashing. Since I'll be using twice as much malt, I assume that I should bring the strike water temp higher since more malt will cool it down further.
Is there some kind of rules of thumb of how much temp you loose per pounds of grains added to a certain volume of water? or some kind of charts?
Thanks