Hello I am new to brewing and made my own single teir system with two pumps. When I transfer the hot liquid from the mash to the boil kettle the liquid quits coming out of the valve and the mash is super sealed when u put a spoon in the coolier. Is that due to the pumps sucking the mash down tight so no liquid can pass. The only way I have found to fix the problem is to dig a hole in the mash with the spoon to let the liquid through. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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USAFSooner
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Don't run the pump so high, add rice hulls, increase your water to grain ratio closer to 1.5 - 2 qts per lb.
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Also what are you using for a false bottom?
USAFSooner
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How fast are you draining the wort from the mash tun? It takes me 30-45 min to lauter all the wort out of my mash tun. It should be trickling into the boil kettle. Are you running a rims or Herms at full open before you are lautering?
USAFSooner
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If you're running RIMS definitely use rice hills and a thinner mash.
Too fine of a crush can kill you too...
Ive honestly found rice hulls really aren't a game changer. If you have problems before, they wont magically fix it. They can help, but are usually used when the mash has the potential to be more "sticky" than usual. Ive had sparge issues with rice hulls when I was still getting my system dialed in.
Ive honestly found rice hulls really aren't a game changer. If you have problems before, they wont magically fix it. They can help, but are usually used when the mash has the potential to be more "sticky" than usual. Ive had sparge issues with rice hulls when I was still getting my system dialed in.
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