Hey guys before I get into my questions I would like to thank everyone on this forum for all the info I have gotten over the past few weeks to figure out how I am setting my all grain equipment up. I decided to have a two tier brew stand that I designed and had welded up at the local community college(free welding and school prices on steel). Anyways to my question.
I have a 10 gal. Rubbermaid cooler that I am considering putting a Blichmann AutoSparge in. Now I get how batch sparging works but I am confused as to what process I would follow with fly sparging. Would I need to mash out with a 180 degree water to raise the temp of the mash before I started using the AutoSparge? Or would I just run a predetermined temperature of water through for the whole sparge process? Also for the vorlauf could I just run the runnings through my pump into the AutoSparge until it runs clear then transfer over to my brew kettle? Hopefully I worded this all correct cause I am still pretty new to the process and the terms for everything. Thanks again.
I have a 10 gal. Rubbermaid cooler that I am considering putting a Blichmann AutoSparge in. Now I get how batch sparging works but I am confused as to what process I would follow with fly sparging. Would I need to mash out with a 180 degree water to raise the temp of the mash before I started using the AutoSparge? Or would I just run a predetermined temperature of water through for the whole sparge process? Also for the vorlauf could I just run the runnings through my pump into the AutoSparge until it runs clear then transfer over to my brew kettle? Hopefully I worded this all correct cause I am still pretty new to the process and the terms for everything. Thanks again.