What am I missing here? I drain my 5 gallon igloo cooler in less then 5 minutes, then refill with 170 degree water. I let that in the mash tun for 15 minutes then drain that in less then 5 minutes. I always get 80%+ efficiency with this. Why do you guys take upwards of an our to sparge???
Same here...what is the appeal/ rationale for fly sparging? Do you get something we batch spargers don't? Besides an hour or two longer brew day I mean
i tried fly-sparging. got 70-73% efficiency. dropped from my 80% with batch. went back to batch, right back up to 80
To fly sparge a 15 gallon batch - at least an hour. If the OG exceeds 1.040, it's probably more like 2-3 hours. Frame your question better - what size batch, what sparge method, what is the typical OG?
Same here...what is the appeal/ rationale for fly sparging? Do you get something we batch spargers don't? Besides an hour or two longer brew day I mean
Don't you?wow.. i guess you dedicate a whole day to brewing?
Don't you?
Frame your question better - what size batch, what sparge method, what is the typical OG?
So, I guessing the question should have been,0 minutes. Love no-sparge. 70% efficiency, minimum.
I fly sparge because my MLT with a false bottom is set up for it, because it will not run off fast enough for batch sparging, because I'm in no hurry, because I want to, because I'm not too hip on telling other people or being told what to do or is cool or is better.
What is the reason some folks get so horny when it comes to the question of lautering? You can make your beer with a can of sterno and a claw foot tub for all I care. A guy asks a simple question and others have answers to that question. Keep it in your pants please.
Oh, and just to fan the flames, I believe fly sparging is nearly always more efficient, assuming you have a sufficient amount of sparge water. When fly sparging, you end up with final runnings at like 1.010 if you want. Batch sparging ends up with higher gravity final runnings usually. That said, Batch sparging is fine by me. My second choice in fact.
jkarp said:0 minutes. Love no-sparge. 70% efficiency, minimum.
eanmcnulty said:Hi Jkarp, can you tell a limitless about your no-sparge?
I guess I could benefit from keeping it in my pants too.
Stupid phone! That was supposed to be "a little about your no-sparge."
I guess I could benefit from keeping it in my pants too.
I hear you gain 10% efficiency if you leave it out though.
In fly sparging rinsing of the grains is accomplished by slowly filtering water through the grain bed so that no channeling occurs. With batch sparging rinsing is accomplished by stirring the crap out of the grain bed and draining as fast as your system allows.So what is it about fly sparging that consumes the extra time?
In fly sparging rinsing of the grains is accomplished by slowly filtering water through the grain bed so that no channeling occurs. With batch sparging rinsing is accomplished by stirring the crap out of the grain bed and draining as fast as your system allows.
I hear you gain 10% efficiency if you leave it out though.
For me, 1st runnings then 1 sparge. Every time.
Batch Sparge:
- Add water & stir = 1 minute.
- Vorlauf = 5 minutes.
- Drain with pump: 2 minutes.
I get great efficiency and my beers taste fine. I wouldn't do it any other way.
What do you use for a MLT manifold? My False Bottom with a braid on the pick up tube runs slow. With no braid, it clogs. I'll likely be doing a 10 gallon batch sparge affair soon. I might put in a braid by itself for that batch.
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