maybe this should be in the beginners forum, but i have been home brewing for a couple of years and have even come up with a couple of my own recipes.
i have not gone to all-grain yet, but am (and have been for a while) flirting with more and more grain, and less extract..
a couple of things have slowed my progress to AG:
equipment (easy to get)
and knowledge of the usage of said equipment (not as easy)
the purpose of this post, before i get too windy (read) is to find out exactly what is meant by "sparging" the grains.
i read many more forums than i post in, but i am still pretty lost as to what this means.
i have the MW definition to agitate (a liquid) by means of compressed air or gas entering through a pipe), but do not understand how that equates to a mini-mash, or AG brew..
most of my MM brews, i have simply rinsed the grains with water @160
and it works, and most are fan favorites, but i don't think that that is the intention when i see this in recipes. (recipes are only loose guidelines to me)
so, do what works, right?
not if i want to expand and expound..
cooking has been, to me, an art for many years. my art may not be pretty, but it tastes great, and i want to make more, and make more from more, or less....
so, i could have made this an easy question, but no, i have to expound and not digress... such is my brews, more and not less...
more flavor, more yeast farts, more fun! :cross:
i have read (a couple of times) deathbrewers thread about AG without the equipment, but have not tried that yet... may though
anyway... understanding what "sparge" means to home brewing MAY send me right on my way to AG...
thanks for the advice that i have gotten from these forums in the past, and more thanks for advice and tips that i will get in the future!
cheers and huzzah
i have not gone to all-grain yet, but am (and have been for a while) flirting with more and more grain, and less extract..
a couple of things have slowed my progress to AG:
equipment (easy to get)
and knowledge of the usage of said equipment (not as easy)
the purpose of this post, before i get too windy (read) is to find out exactly what is meant by "sparging" the grains.
i read many more forums than i post in, but i am still pretty lost as to what this means.
i have the MW definition to agitate (a liquid) by means of compressed air or gas entering through a pipe), but do not understand how that equates to a mini-mash, or AG brew..
most of my MM brews, i have simply rinsed the grains with water @160
and it works, and most are fan favorites, but i don't think that that is the intention when i see this in recipes. (recipes are only loose guidelines to me)
so, do what works, right?
not if i want to expand and expound..
cooking has been, to me, an art for many years. my art may not be pretty, but it tastes great, and i want to make more, and make more from more, or less....
so, i could have made this an easy question, but no, i have to expound and not digress... such is my brews, more and not less...
more flavor, more yeast farts, more fun! :cross:
i have read (a couple of times) deathbrewers thread about AG without the equipment, but have not tried that yet... may though
anyway... understanding what "sparge" means to home brewing MAY send me right on my way to AG...
thanks for the advice that i have gotten from these forums in the past, and more thanks for advice and tips that i will get in the future!
cheers and huzzah