too much water in the mash

[chris+spain]

please tell me what kind of disaster i could expect if i was to mash with say 15 liters instead of the correct 10 for my recipe..
cheers

 

[dogchillibilly]

You are safe up to 4 times grain volume (I think I even heard 5 somewhere ..... But definitely 4 is safe).
I always go for 3x myself as it makes for an easier mixture to stir.

 

[prolix]

It will have no effect at all I mash full boil length so for a 5 gallon brew that would be 30L and still get efficencies of 75%.

There was a great piece of research done about it, the enzyme contact is the only worry and it isn't, temperature of mash is everything.


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