javajo91
Well-Known Member
10 gallon Gott MLT with SS 16" braid.
OK - 4 batches in to my AG brewing.
3 troublesome runoffs..
Not sure if its just my lack of experience, my technique or my milling...
Using MaltMill set at .045.
English style bitter - no issues with runoff
Cream ale - nightmare runoff
Wit - bad but not too bad..
Oatmeal Stout - bad until i added boiling water and gave a good stir.
I think a big part of my problem may be not mashing out at a high enough temp...especially when using alot of adjuncts. I never reach 170 before sparging..
I'm sure that technique is everything with sparging to prevent a stuck runoff.
And I'm sure a bottom slit manifold while giving up a bit of efficiency would provide more trouble free runoffs...
I built my current setup and would like to keep it but I'm starting to get frustrated with sparging..
Can anyone chime in with their opinions as to braid vs. manifold?
OK - 4 batches in to my AG brewing.
3 troublesome runoffs..
Not sure if its just my lack of experience, my technique or my milling...
Using MaltMill set at .045.
English style bitter - no issues with runoff
Cream ale - nightmare runoff
Wit - bad but not too bad..
Oatmeal Stout - bad until i added boiling water and gave a good stir.
I think a big part of my problem may be not mashing out at a high enough temp...especially when using alot of adjuncts. I never reach 170 before sparging..
I'm sure that technique is everything with sparging to prevent a stuck runoff.
And I'm sure a bottom slit manifold while giving up a bit of efficiency would provide more trouble free runoffs...
I built my current setup and would like to keep it but I'm starting to get frustrated with sparging..
Can anyone chime in with their opinions as to braid vs. manifold?