smellysell

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ottobrew

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You've got the right idea. Recirculate your first gallon or two until it runs clear, then keep 1 to 2 inches of water on top of the grain bed.

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Piotr

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Yes, like that. Dont let the grain surface get dry.

killian

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start as the water gets about and inch or so above the grain bed

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damn I gotta brew something

smellysell

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Well, I did it completely wrong, but still ended up hitting my target OG with 74% efficiency. Guess I have plenty of room for improvement!

Thanks guys

killian

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if you did it "completely wrong" then I think you pretty much batch sparged. batch sparging is mashing, running off all of your wort, adding all of your sparge water at once, then running off your 2nd runnings

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upnext: Tripel, Belgian dark strong, IRA, Marzen, brett–2 strains, Flanders, Barley wine, Oat brown, Rye IPA, Janet’s brown, Columbus Pale, Hop burst

primary 1: Champag ne of the north
primary 2:
primary 3:
primary 4:
primary 5: stupid flanders
primary 6: flanders stupid
primary 7: cyser
"bright" 1:

Crooked Arrow Brewing Co.

damn I gotta brew something

smellysell

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What I did was drain off all the wort, then started the water to the sparge arm and once it got about an inch above the wort started fly sparging.

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kinison_fan

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Hybrid style-works as well.

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