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Yes, while the boil kettle was filling up. Around 42 gal I stopped introducing water to the mash and just let it drain through with the goal of filling the kettle to 62 gal and catching 10 L of runnings as the last drop of water came out of the mash tun. This brew we almost did this but after...

The grain bed was not moved or touched. Flowrate was not changed because no more hot water was added and the valve remained opened at a constant angle. The mash water just drained out via gravity, and the very last 5L to trickle out happened to have a higher gravity than the 10L preceding it...

Right but why?

Brewed today. 50 gal batch rye stout. 1st 62 gal of mash runnings came out at 1080. The next 10 L of running came out at 1034 ( added mid boil to avoid boil over). The last 5L of running came out at 1044?! Why was the last 5L higher than the 10L pull? Any insight is appreciated.

Mongo IPA from port brewing. I love citrusy hops.