pdfmorais
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Don't have hot tap water available where I brew. I already thought about that and I'll have it available soon.
So can you sparge with hot tap water? It's readily available and wouldn't drop the wort temp as much as cold sparge water.
I dont know the water's chemistry but the tap water here where I live (azores/portugal) is great. Is better then some bottled brands...Tap water generally won’t be good chemistry wise. Higher than desired pH and alkalinity can promote tannin extraction leading to harshness and astringency.
That makes a lot of sense. My tap water has a pH of 7.94Tap water generally won’t be good chemistry wise. Higher than desired pH and alkalinity can promote tannin extraction leading to harshness and astringency.
I dont know the water's chemistry but the tap water here where I live (azores/portugal) is great. Is better then some bottled brands...
A lot of bottled water is tap water that maybe is filtered through activated carbon to remove chlorine and residual organics. Not surprising your tap water would be on par or even better.
But the issue remains for temperature and pH, regardless of how good it tastes w/o treatment. The pH is the more important factor, so just be aware that you may get harshness and astringency using untreated tap water.
Im confused as to why you have no way of heating your sparge water...you have a way to heat to boil . Ok, I read the entire thread and now I understand you have limited equipment and I didnt realize youre in Portugal. so now , can you possibly find an insulated cooler with sufficient volume you can use as a holding vessel while you use the burner to heat your sparge water since you'll be boiling the entire volume later anyway. It'd probably extend your brewing day but I would think it could work.Hi,
I am thinking about changing from batch sparge to fly sparge. The problem is that I have no way of heating the Fly Sparge water. I read two articles about experiments where is claimed that temperature is not an important factor in sparge effciency but the two articles were related to Batch Sparging.
Is temperature an important factor in Fly Sparging? Can anyone help with this?
Thanks.
Yes, I heat to boil with the same burner I mash. While I'm mashing (direct fired mash tun) I can't heat the sparge water cause I only have 1 burner.Im confused as to why you have no way of heating your sparge water...you have a way to heat to boil .
I edited my above post .Yes, I heat to boil with the same burner I mash. While I'm mashing (direct fired mash tun) I can't heat the sparge water cause I only have 1 burner.
I will buy a new burner soon. Until then, I will sparge with cold water cause I've seen It makes little or no diference...Im confused as to why you have no way of heating your sparge water...you have a way to heat to boil . Ok, I read the entire thread and now I understand you have limited equipment and I didnt realize youre in Portugal. so now , can you possibly find an insulated cooler with sufficient volume you can use as a holding vessel while you use the burner to heat your sparge water since you'll be boiling the entire volume later anyway. It'd probably extend your brewing day but I would think it could work.
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