Tophe
Well-Known Member
Im trying to understand the process of sparging. Is sparging grains from an AG brew the same process as sparging a PM brew? I did a little research and it seems its a little more complex than I thought, but I think they are referring to AG brews.
Do i need a sparging bucket with a false bottom with a sparging arm and what not? I was going to make this PM brew this weekend, but want to make sure I do it right. This is the mash schedule off the recipe.
Mash Schedule: All grains cracked and put in muslin boiling bag, steeped for 20 minutes at @170 degrees F. Then sparge. Add malt extract and honey and bring to roiling boil before adding hops. 1 tspn irish moss at 45 minutes. Ice bath to chill. Top off to 5 gallons.
I thought I could just heat a gallon of water up, put the grains in a strainer and pour the warm gallon of water through the grains....Does this work, or is this not doing the same thing.
I have a couple of spare 5 gal buckets with spigots on the bottom I could use if i need to.
Do i need a sparging bucket with a false bottom with a sparging arm and what not? I was going to make this PM brew this weekend, but want to make sure I do it right. This is the mash schedule off the recipe.
Mash Schedule: All grains cracked and put in muslin boiling bag, steeped for 20 minutes at @170 degrees F. Then sparge. Add malt extract and honey and bring to roiling boil before adding hops. 1 tspn irish moss at 45 minutes. Ice bath to chill. Top off to 5 gallons.
I thought I could just heat a gallon of water up, put the grains in a strainer and pour the warm gallon of water through the grains....Does this work, or is this not doing the same thing.
I have a couple of spare 5 gal buckets with spigots on the bottom I could use if i need to.