android
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i've seen in various places that you shouldn't sparge above 170* and should sparge in excess... how does this pertain to batch sparging?
i mean, if you are trying to get your grain bed up to about 168* when adding your first batch of sparge water, you have to heat the water up to 180-190 (at least in my situation, depending on the amount of grain in the mash tun), so wouldn't this violate the 'don't sparge above 170* rule'? or does the rapid equilibration of the grain and hot water nullify any effect of water being too hot?
also, what is the general thought on how much sparging is too much? i doubt if i've ever had that problem, but i'm just curious to know.
i mean, if you are trying to get your grain bed up to about 168* when adding your first batch of sparge water, you have to heat the water up to 180-190 (at least in my situation, depending on the amount of grain in the mash tun), so wouldn't this violate the 'don't sparge above 170* rule'? or does the rapid equilibration of the grain and hot water nullify any effect of water being too hot?
also, what is the general thought on how much sparging is too much? i doubt if i've ever had that problem, but i'm just curious to know.