mrbugawkagawk
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should one just let the sparge water out quicly as possible or should one use some finess and let it drain out slowly in to the kettle, i have read many ways on how to batch sparge. How do you do it?
what is your average efficiency on your equipment, i have a round cooler with a s/s false bottom, very simple
I actually go really slow and get eff around 82-85%. However, I also do two sparges so that may be were the extra efficiency is coming from.
The wort should be drained slowly to obtain the best extraction. Sparge time varies depending on the amount of grain and the lautering system, .5 - 2.5 hours.
I don't know why or how it would increase efficiency either however, after looking through some books I found this passage from John Palmer's, How To Brew.
More than likely this has to do with fly sparging.
Volauf about 3 qts then let her rip. I did a pale ale on Sunday and even putting in 80% efficiency in the calculations I over shot my OG by 4 points ..My second sparge was running at .012 so I am not over sparging.
^+1 on the crush the efficiency jumped when I got my barley crusher. Nice using less grain.
should one just let the sparge water out quicly as possible or should one use some finess and let it drain out slowly in to the kettle, i have read many ways on how to batch sparge. How do you do it?
BTW. I have always loved your Avatar!:rockin:
As stated by previous posters, let er rip, barring a stuck sparge. However, prior to this, make sure you stir the grains and let sit for a good 10-15 minutes. I got a nice bump from that, and, from double batch sparging.....
Interesting....I've never found either of those to make any difference for me. I average 85% from not stirring and a single batch sparge.
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