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   benshomebrew 19. Jul, 2010 at 2:27 am #

   @TheAmericaninexile

   All all-grain recipes can be down sized. I’d suggest having at least 1 lb dme on hand for all all-grain batches.
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   TheAmericaninexile 19. Jul, 2010 at 3:09 am #

   Can any all-grain recipe be adapted to smaller counter-top recipes, or are there any tricks for smaller batches? Will I need to add any DME?
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   XXMetalfishXX 19. Jul, 2010 at 3:37 am #

   i checked the gravity on the batch and it was right at 1.0
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   benshomebrew 19. Jul, 2010 at 3:47 am #

   @XXMetalfishXX

   You can, just make sure the gravity of the run off doesn’t go below 1.010.
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   XXMetalfishXX 19. Jul, 2010 at 4:25 am #

   i only ended up with 2 1/2 gallons of wort do I need to sparge more water?
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   XXMetalfishXX 19. Jul, 2010 at 4:57 am #

   ok that make sense thanks for the help!
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   benshomebrew 19. Jul, 2010 at 5:31 am #

   @XXMetalfishXX

   No. 1.25 qts per lb. So that would mean 5*1.25 = 6.25 qts. Divide this by 4 (because there are 4 qts per gallon) and you would get 1.56 gallons of water, or, a little more than 1.5 gallons of water for your mash and you would use 1.5 gallons for your sparge as well. Let me know if you have more questions. I hope this helps.
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   XXMetalfishXX 19. Jul, 2010 at 5:43 am #

   so 6.25 gallons for 5 lbs. So I’ll need 13 gallons of water total. My mash ton is only 5 gallons.
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   benshomebrew 19. Jul, 2010 at 6:38 am #

   @XXMetalfishXX

   Usually 1.25 qts per lb of grains. You’ll use the same amount of water that you used for Mashing for sparging, too. I usually just eyeball it anymore.
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    XXMetalfishXX 19. Jul, 2010 at 7:27 am #

    how much water do i need for the mash and sparge
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    bludrgn2000 19. Jul, 2010 at 7:35 am #

    Nice to see that i am not the only dad that lets his little one brew with him.