Recent content by WaynesWorld

ouch.... my head hurts already.... :mug: ... cheers!! :)

good question....my only thought was to prevent wort channeling through the grain bed. But as you stated....As batch spargers, why should we be concerned about this during the initial runnings (unless some of the batch spargers out there add some of their sparge to the mash prior to...

here is one more example.... If you were to brew a Scottish ale 60/-, 70/-, and an 80/-, would you change the ratio of the base malt and the specialty grains to maintain style or just the base grains?.... Hmmmm... most people would change the amounts of base and specialty....that would be...

flyguy, I have never fly sparged, I double batch sparge in order to rinse the sugar from the grain more quickly. I used to do a single sparge but saw my efficiency go up by dividing the amount of sparge water into 2 sparges to get a more thorough rinse. I know a lot people will disagree with a...

If you are using a refractometer there is no excuse for not hitting your OG....One way to figure efficiency is to keep collecting wort until you have hit your preboil OG...Your preboil OG will be under you OG you place into your fermentor...For example, let's say I want to pitch an OG of 1.050...

your question deals with matching efficiency.....In order to match efficiency you are dealing with gravity....not flavor....In order to match efficiency you are talking about minute differences in base grain... not the flavor grains (specialty grains).... IMHO, you are wrong to ratio the...

+1 to calibrewin..... this is overkill and underutilized.... Using a double batch sparge on 5 gallon mash tuns yields +80% efficiencies because you are just rinsing sugars from small volumes...a false bottom on a 5 gallon tun actually impairs the rinsing process....just go with the braided and...

a double crush will definitely give you better efficiency. The finer your crush the better your efficiency will become. The only limit to your fine crushes is the possibiity of stuck sparges which you must be cognizant of....cheers!!

this is a great post....item #4 with the tin foil was superb.... I had been using plastic plates inverted in my mash tun... this tin foil idea is better than that....I also vorlauf at least 2 to 3 gallons before collecting...why? It increases my efficiency into the mid 80's...cheers!!

:rockin: This is a bump because this thread rocks and I would hate to see it die off, as it is one of the best water building threads that start from the epicenter and continues forth. Pol has done a great job starting from square one and continuing forth with the process of water building...I...

I can already tell you're gonna be a great addition to these forums. ditto, bud (wizer)...

I think you give him too much credit.... so do you need a thermometer to tell you when your water is boiling? Is it a thermometer for the visually impaired? This person felt it would break with the slightest tap and still placed it into the vessel...Hello, anybody home up there? Ever see an...

you seemed to be justifying to yourself every reason plausible for NOT dumping the wort except one.....If you drank the whole batch yourself then no big deal, cause if you ingested some glass it was your own fault. If you shared the brew with friends then that's pretty low. What friend would...

it's not a dumb noob question..... it is actually being very observant. the carapils is utilized mostly for head retention in ales... I think 4 lbs is a gigantic mistake. For a 5 - 5.5 gallon batch, you want max 1/2 pound carapils and I would also do a minimum 1/2 pound of the caramel 60 to...

from another forum which referenced y'all :mug: