EasTexan
Member
Okay,
I have brewed two all grain recipes and during both vourlaufing steps, I could NEVER get the bed to settle. My temps were correct, I believe I mixed in well enough and made sure there were no dough balls or clumps and I even let the mash sit longer than required. I am running a 10 gallon rubbermaid cooler and a false bottom I received from Northern brewer. I very gently ran a few quarts to vourlauft, returned to cooler and repeated 6 times.
Also, why is it that there should be more water used during the sparge than the initial mash? I would think its better to use more water in the first go through... Am I upsetting the grains when returning sweet wort to the mash tun?
I have brewed two all grain recipes and during both vourlaufing steps, I could NEVER get the bed to settle. My temps were correct, I believe I mixed in well enough and made sure there were no dough balls or clumps and I even let the mash sit longer than required. I am running a 10 gallon rubbermaid cooler and a false bottom I received from Northern brewer. I very gently ran a few quarts to vourlauft, returned to cooler and repeated 6 times.
Also, why is it that there should be more water used during the sparge than the initial mash? I would think its better to use more water in the first go through... Am I upsetting the grains when returning sweet wort to the mash tun?