7.2L
Water @ 56C @ Infusion.
It takes 15 to 20 min to mix all the grain and water.
This results in mash temperature of 45C.
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mash held at 45C for 10 min.
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Water @ 100c -->In ~6 min.
Enough water (2.8L) is added to bring the mash to 57C.
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In ~5 min. 1.5L is transferred to kettle #2-->
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1.5L in kettle #2 is heated.
During the heating it never reaches 100C.
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Water @ 100C -->In ~10 min.
Enough water (3L) is added to bring the mash to 65C.
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In ~35 min. 6L is transferred to kettle #2 -->
- an additional 6L is added to to kettle #2 and the heating of this
kettle continues. (80C)
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Water @ 100C -->In ~10 min.
Enough water (4L) is added to bring the mash to 72C.
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Mash held at 72C for 20 min.
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Pull first runnings (7.5L) to kettle #1.
begin heating of this kettle for the boil.
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Transfer the contents of kettle #2 back to the mash tun.
At this time the contents of this kettle has reached 80C
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The mash is now at 75C.
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Mash held at 75C for 20 min.
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Recirculate the wort in the mash tun to clarify.
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Sparge with 43L of 85C water
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Split wort between the two kettles as it runs off.
kettle #1 will contain 36L total (including the 7.5L previously put there) kettle #2 will contain 17L total.
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Add 100g aged hops to kettle #1 only.
Heat both kettles to boiling and allow the volume to be reduced by nearly 25% to yield a full batch size of 40L total between the two kettles. The contents of the two kettles are blended together before cooling overnight.