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    Using Filters to Clear the Brew?

    It isn't worth it at a home brew level. My beers come out very clear with gravity doing its job. I have used a filter before but it was such a hassle. Perform all of the above and you should be fine.
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    Fly Sparging and Grain:Water Mash Ratio

    Okay so I'm going to use iodine to test my conversion efficiency,and see if my mash PH is something I should be fiddling with. I'm also going to sparge slower, I've been averaging around 30 min so maybe 60 min will help. I'm going to mash with a grist ratio of 1.5q/lb with 20 lbs of grain to...
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    Fly Sparging and Grain:Water Mash Ratio

    In my water to grist calculation here is how I am doing it: 20.37 lbs of total grain 1.5 qts / lb 30.55 qts = 7.63 g of water in the mash tun Do I subtract the water lost in spent grain (3g) and water lost under the false bottom (2.5g) in order to determine a perfect volume in HLT? In doing...
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    Fly Sparging and Grain:Water Mash Ratio

    So next time I will measure the first runnings gravity - after vorlauf or before?? What should my gravity look like at that point because obviously it will be more dense than what is in the BK after sparge. What is a good water to grist ratio and does that number affect efficiency?
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    Fly Sparging and Grain:Water Mash Ratio

    Help! I am working with an all grain 10g batch keggle system using the "Ultimate Sparge Arm". I have only brewed simple IPAs or APAs. My issue is that I am falling roughly .010 - .020 points below my expected OG every time I brew (only about 4 total so far). Let me explain my mash...
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