# 🍺 Top-down Brew: Mash water strike temperature

Purpose: To calculate the strike water temperature for all-grain mashes.

Ratio of water to grain (quarts/lb or liter/kg)
Grain temperature
Target temperature

US units (quarts/lb) Metric units (liters/kg)

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## Notes:

This calculator determines the temperature of hot water needed to achieve a particular mash temperature. Most mashes are single temperature infusion mashes at a target temperature of 150 to 158 fahrenheit (66 to 70 celsius). The formula and additional details are available at John Palmer's howtobrew.com web site.