The charts below will help determine whether your strike water volume will result in a good water to grist ratio. See HERE for more info.
The left columns refer to the total amount of water in the kettle. The value in the right columns are how much of the total volume is within the basket. This is the value used to determine the water to grist ratio.
Note the following max strike water volume for each kettle size. These volumes plus the grains will max out the kettle volume. These max values are approximate and will change based on the total amount of grain in your recipe.
Table 1: 10 gal. Water Volumes
10 gal Kettle Water Volume (gal) | Volume in the basket (qt) |
3 | 0.00 |
3.25 | 0.48 |
3.5 | 0.96 |
3.75 | 1.44 |
4 | 1.92 |
4.25 | 2.40 |
4.5 | 2.87 |
4.75 | 3.35 |
5 | 3.83 |
5.25 | 4.31 |
5.5 | 4.79 |
5.75 | 5.27 |
6 | 5.75 |
6.25 | 6.23 |
6.5 | 6.71 |
6.75 | 7.19 |
7 | 7.66 |
7.25 | 8.14 |
7.5 | 8.62 |
7.75 | 9.10 |
8 | 9.58 |
8.25 | 10.06 |
8.5 | 10.54 |
8.75 | 11.02 |
9 | 11.50 |
9.25 | 11.98 |
9.5 | 12.46 |
9.75 | 12.93 |
10 | 13.41 |
Table 2: 15 gal. Water Volumes
15 gal Kettle Water Volume or Strike Water (gal) | Volume in the basket (qt) |
4 | 0.00 |
4.25 | 0.81 |
4.5 | 1.61 |
4.75 | 2.42 |
5 | 3.22 |
5.25 | 4.03 |
5.5 | 4.83 |
5.75 | 5.64 |
6 | 6.44 |
6.25 | 7.25 |
6.5 | 8.06 |
6.75 | 8.86 |
7 | 9.67 |
7.25 | 10.47 |
7.5 | 11.28 |
7.75 | 12.08 |
8 | 12.89 |
8.25 | 13.69 |
8.5 | 14.50 |
8.75 | 15.30 |
9 | 16.11 |
9.25 | 16.92 |
9.5 | 17.72 |
9.75 | 18.53 |
10 | 19.33 |
10.25 | 20.14 |
10.5 | 20.94 |
10.75 | 21.75 |
11 | 22.55 |
11.25 | 23.36 |
11.5 | 24.17 |
11.75 | 24.97 |
12 | 25.78 |
12.25 | 26.58 |
12.5 | 27.39 |
12.75 | 28.19 |
13 | 29.00 |
13.25 | 29.80 |
13.5 | 30.61 |
13.75 | 31.42 |
14 | 32.22 |
14.25 | 33.03 |
14.5 | 33.83 |
14.75 | 34.64 |
15 | 35.44 |
Table 3: 20 gal. Water Volumes
20 gal Kettle Water Volume or Strike Water (gal) | Volume in the basket (qt) |
5 | 0.00 |
5.25 | 0.83 |
5.5 | 1.66 |
5.75 | 2.50 |
6 | 3.33 |
6.25 | 4.16 |
6.5 | 4.99 |
6.75 | 5.82 |
7 | 6.65 |
7.25 | 7.49 |
7.5 | 8.32 |
7.75 | 9.15 |
8 | 9.98 |
8.25 | 10.81 |
8.5 | 11.65 |
8.75 | 12.48 |
9 | 13.31 |
9.25 | 14.14 |
9.5 | 14.97 |
9.75 | 15.80 |
10 | 16.64 |
10.25 | 17.47 |
10.5 | 18.30 |
10.75 | 19.13 |
11 | 19.96 |
11.25 | 20.80 |
11.5 | 21.63 |
11.75 | 22.46 |
12 | 23.29 |
12.25 | 24.12 |
12.5 | 24.96 |
12.75 | 25.79 |
13 | 26.62 |
13.25 | 27.45 |
13.5 | 28.28 |
13.75 | 29.11 |
14 | 29.95 |
14.25 | 30.78 |
14.5 | 31.61 |
14.75 | 32.44 |
15 | 33.27 |
15.25 | 34.11 |
15.5 | 34.94 |
15.75 | 35.77 |
16 | 36.60 |
16.25 | 37.43 |
16.5 | 38.26 |
16.75 | 39.10 |
17 | 39.93 |
17.25 | 40.76 |
17.5 | 41.59 |
17.75 | 42.42 |
18 | 43.26 |
18.25 | 44.09 |
18.5 | 44.92 |
18.75 | 45.75 |
19 | 46.58 |
19.25 | 47.41 |
19.5 | 48.25 |
19.75 | 49.08 |
20 | 49.91 |