Transfer rate to BK?

[kmat123]

Hey all,

I brew on a 5 gallon two vessel no sparse rig. When I transfer my wort from my mash ton to the boil kettle does it matter how quickly I drain the MLT or can I just let my march pump run full blast? I have always transferred slowly at about 1 qt. per min thinking that slowly retaining through the grain bed would improve me efficiency. What do you all think?

 

[kmat123]

Oops that should read draining not retaining

 

[masskrug]

1 qt. per minute is the rate I have heard.

 

[Bobby_M]

Runoff rate is ONLY important with fly sparging. It's totally irrelevant in a no sparge process, unless you're trying to runoff too quickly for the separation medium to support.