Great chart. One question.
I use a 10g HD cooler for my tun, and it works awesome. I have an autosparge installed at about the 9.5gallon mark. I have only done one 10g batch (Ed's Haus Pale Ale, about a 1.05x beer) and during mash, I had the sparge covered. Once vorlauf occurred, I let the grain bed settle down a bit and then sparged at about the 8 gallon mark. I was definitely NOT keeping an inch of water, as I feared the loose grain would gunk up the autosparge..
If I want to consistently do 10g batches, should I just plan to go to a sanke for mashing?
I use a 10g HD cooler for my tun, and it works awesome. I have an autosparge installed at about the 9.5gallon mark. I have only done one 10g batch (Ed's Haus Pale Ale, about a 1.05x beer) and during mash, I had the sparge covered. Once vorlauf occurred, I let the grain bed settle down a bit and then sparged at about the 8 gallon mark. I was definitely NOT keeping an inch of water, as I feared the loose grain would gunk up the autosparge..
If I want to consistently do 10g batches, should I just plan to go to a sanke for mashing?