the_wickster
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I recently built a Brutus 10 type system and recirc during the mash. I"ve done about 6 brews on it. I've noticed the faster I recirculate (the more open the pump valve) the better I'm able to maintain a uniform and constant temperature but the grain bed gets compacted tighter. I typically stop stir it up and recirc a bit to reset the grain bed fairly slowly before starting the sparge. Is there any concern during the mash about how tight the grain bed gets during the mash? And how fast do you guys recirc? Assuming you all recirc whether its herms/rims, etc.