Spartan300man
Well-Known Member
A sparge will always give you better efficiency over a top up with water alone. That is an entirely different situation though. Totally unrelated to the enzymatic dilution you are sugesting. Diluting the wort with water extracts no sugars and reduces efficiency. A sparge would be preferable.
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I did not mean to suggest anything like that, perhaps a poor choice of phrasing that inferred that i think a partial mash is an option for me when it is not. My only point is that due to a limited mash pot size, I can not do a full volume mash, therefore I can choose to do some kind of sparge or not do anything. I have chosen the dunk sparge option, and see a great benefit to it. I don't see it as a waste of time, I can see and measure the added sugars in the dunk wort that I use to top off my boil pot.