Brewing tool

Mash Water Calculator

Plan mash and sparge water before brew day.

Guide

Before you start

Enter the grain weight, your preferred mash thickness, and the pre-boil volume you want in the kettle.

Calculator

Enter your values

Absorption is entered as L/kg even if you display volumes in US gallons.

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Method

How this is estimated

The tool estimates total liquor from target pre-boil volume, grain absorption, and equipment loss. Strike water comes from mash thickness, and the remaining liquor becomes sparge water.

total liquor ≈ pre-boil volume + grain absorption + equipment loss

Safety and limits

A few notes

This is a planning estimate. Your crush, grain type, dead space, and process losses can change the real volumes.

Use accurate measurements for the best estimate.