Mash thickness below which the schedule has boiled away too much water,
litres per kilogram.
The ratio falls as the decoctions evaporate (lower L/kg is thicker), and
below about 2 L/kg a mash is stiff enough to stir badly and convert unevenly.
Traditional decoction schedules start thin, at 3 L/kg and up, because they
lose water to the pot.
Mash thickness below which the schedule has boiled away too much water, litres per kilogram.
The ratio falls as the decoctions evaporate (lower L/kg is thicker), and below about 2 L/kg a mash is stiff enough to stir badly and convert unevenly. Traditional decoction schedules start thin, at 3 L/kg and up, because they lose water to the pot.