How long do you sparge?

I sparge for about 1-1.5 hours. I have been wondering recently if I could speed this process up somewhat and get the same efficiency (75%). How long does it take you to sparge?

I typically sparge 45 minutes per 5 gallons.

Batch sparge - so about 10 minutes. I still get 75% efficiency.

10 minutes. 75% eff. Batch sparge

That seems like a long time fly or batch. I fly for maybe 1/2 hour. Mid 80's efficiency. IMO, you won't gain much drawing this out. Especially with batch sparging.

When I batch sparge I use to let it sit for 10-15 minutes. Now I add water, stir a good bit and drain. No ill effect in efficiency, 80-83..

85ish efficiency, fly sparge. About an hour.

Mash efficiency or total brewhouse efficiency?

i double batch sparge for 10min each time, i get 80% total efficiency, for beers above 1.080 i set up beer smith at 75% but i set aside gallon or so of wort for starters

That is a nice long sparging time, but to only get 75% is odd. I sparge for about 45 minutes max and typically fall in the 78 to 82 % range. Possibly the crush could be increased to bring a little more out? Are you performing a mash out temperature step and bringing the mash up to around 168F? I find that this adds a couple percent to efficiency.

I batch sparge and let it sit for 5 or 10 minutes. I get 75% efficiency.

I mash for 60 Min. then sparge for 10 Min. I get about 75% efficiency.

Zero. I just hoist my bag out of my ekeggle. I guess I do a hanging spattered for about 5 mins. 70 to 75 percent without squeezing.

I used to batch sparge, but now I fly the helicopter for an hour.5 and drink beer. (It’s old, and sounds rather like the windmill in the opening scene of the movie, Once Upon A Time in the West (1968).

Batch sparging is easier and quicker, to be sure, but – for me – I really like that extremely clear beer that comes out from an hour long settled grain bed.

I can only get into the 80s efficiency if I take well over an hour to lauter. Sparging time is only about 40min - actually sprinkling sparge water over the grainbed - but lautering is much longer, more like 1:25.

If time is money, spend it on a few more handfuls of grain and remove the efficiency field from your BeerSmith main page.

I sparge for like 5 minutes. Once my mash is over, it's game time and I'm moving along at a nice pace. I'm high 70's, low 80's.

I usually do batch sparging, but with multiple batches. Usually first runnings and 4 more. I get over 90% and it takes me about 45minutes. It usually takes my stove that long to boil anyway.