From the sierra nevada brewery website: "The brewing process starts in our hydrating malt mill, where we crack the malted barley grains. Spraying the grains with hot water before crushing softens them, yielding a more intact husk".
Could this be applied to homebrewing? Would spraying your grains somehow with hot water make it so you can do a finer crush to raise your efficiency, yet still leave husks intact to avoid a stuck sparge? sounds interesting..
Could this be applied to homebrewing? Would spraying your grains somehow with hot water make it so you can do a finer crush to raise your efficiency, yet still leave husks intact to avoid a stuck sparge? sounds interesting..