Assuming:
A) I get great efficiency (75%+) in my mash tun
B) I've never stuck a sparge in my mash tun
C) I've never sparged past 2 degrees Plato (1.008)
Can I sparge too fast?
I've told a couple of brewers recently that I fly sparge for 15 minutes (7 gallons of wort) with 75% efficiency and literally had jaw-dropping reactions. One brewer cautioned that sparging too fast (not just too long) would risk leaching tannins into the beer. But as long as my gravity (and thus Ph, which I control in the mash with 5.2 Stabilizer anyway) does not drop too low, I should be fine, right?
A) I get great efficiency (75%+) in my mash tun
B) I've never stuck a sparge in my mash tun
C) I've never sparged past 2 degrees Plato (1.008)
Can I sparge too fast?
I've told a couple of brewers recently that I fly sparge for 15 minutes (7 gallons of wort) with 75% efficiency and literally had jaw-dropping reactions. One brewer cautioned that sparging too fast (not just too long) would risk leaching tannins into the beer. But as long as my gravity (and thus Ph, which I control in the mash with 5.2 Stabilizer anyway) does not drop too low, I should be fine, right?