my 1550 will be in this week and i think i know the answer to this question but need an affirmation.i know that i should ignore the dead space volume in mash calculations but do i also ignore it for water treatment calculations? seems stupid to ask but i cant find it in print anywhere.
i was just confused as i was told to "just assume that the deadspace water isnt a part of the mash". i guess that not considering it in salt additions would just dilute your overall values. i just never have seen this question addressed but maybe its to "common-sense' to have needed addressing. thanks bug. guess i'll be using salts on this system.
i think the difference here is that the mash volume is a function of liquid touching grains. liquid under the false bottom will be doing little to help you mash. the ions in solution however are a concentration. since they pass through the false bottom readily, you have to treat that calculation as a whole.
positiverpr wrote:exactly- once i got my head out of my ass it was obvious. i'm just used to mashing in an igloo and hadnt really considered deadspace before. thanks
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