stevehardt
Well-Known Member
Did my first all grain this weekend. Probably beginner's luck, but hit my temps on the nose and hit 82% efficiency, and sg was with 2 points of predicted.
I batch sparged. After a 60 minute mash at 152 I vorlaufed, drained, and added another 4.5 gallons of 170 degree water, stirred it, and let it sit for an hour while I fiddled around with a few other brew day chores. Then I vorlaufed again and drained. Seemed like it worked very well.
Was letting the sparge sit for an hour overkill?
Thanks to all those on this forum for their excellent advice. A year ago I was trying to figure out the Mr Beer kit I got for Christmas
I batch sparged. After a 60 minute mash at 152 I vorlaufed, drained, and added another 4.5 gallons of 170 degree water, stirred it, and let it sit for an hour while I fiddled around with a few other brew day chores. Then I vorlaufed again and drained. Seemed like it worked very well.
Was letting the sparge sit for an hour overkill?
Thanks to all those on this forum for their excellent advice. A year ago I was trying to figure out the Mr Beer kit I got for Christmas