I did my first mini mash last night and it went well I think with the exception of draining the tun. I used a 3 gal water jug and mashed with 3.5lbs of grain and 1.25 gal water. When I went to drain, the stainless braided hose kept clogging up to where nothing was coming out. I had to keep a spoon inside and constantly scrape the hose to get it to drain. After I got it to drain, I sparged with 2 gal of water and ran into the same issue. I spent about 1/2 hr with it, then finally decided to get a paint strainer and just dump the whole thing into that to drain. Not the best sparge method I'm sure, but it got done. My target OG was 1.054, and I ended up 1.062, so I did pretty good I think.
What type of stainless braid are people using and any mods to it to make it drain faster? Mine is ~3/8" id.
What type of stainless braid are people using and any mods to it to make it drain faster? Mine is ~3/8" id.