Keggle Sparge Arm

[LaramieKing]

I'm in the process of building my single tier system with 3 keggles, curious to see what people have used for sparge arms. I prefer stainless but am open to other options. (I plan to fly sparge)

 

[mblanks2]

https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/mashspargering.htm

This is what I use.

 

[tezcatlipoca]

I have a mostly all stainless system and I use loc line for my sparge arm. You can change the height and sparge pattern very easily and I have mine rigged up to a quick disconnect so I can add it right after I add my grains. Changing height allows me to brew big and small beers and keep the sparge arm just above the grain bed. I also have the arm all on the inside, so I can put a lid on my mash tun. I brew outside and like keeping oak leaves outside my mash tun.

 

[augiedoggy]

I have a mostly all stainless system and I use loc line for my sparge arm. You can change the height and sparge pattern very easily and I have mine rigged up to a quick disconnect so I can add it right after I add my grains. Changing height allows me to brew big and small beers and keep the sparge arm just above the grain bed. I also have the arm all on the inside, so I can put a lid on my mash tun. I brew outside and like keeping oak leaves outside my mash tun.

I do the same with locline... I use the orange ones that look identical to the ones linked above with the small holes to make a ring with black line for adjusting the height.

In reality if one batch sparges instead of fly sparging all thats needed is a hose.

 

[BlueHemlock]

I'm curious if you have any issues at the beginning of recirc with grains clogging the little holes of the sparge ring?

I'm almost ready to pull the trigger but wondering how well it works in real life.

 

[Jaybird]

I'm in the process of building my single tier system with 3 keggles, curious to see what people have used for sparge arms. I prefer stainless but am open to other options. (I plan to fly sparge)

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http://www.norcalbrewingsolutions.com/store/Sparge_Assembly_Keg_Keggle_Welded.html
Shameless plug...

Cheers
Jay

 

[mblanks2]

I'm curious if you have any issues at the beginning of recirc with grains clogging the little holes of the sparge ring?

I'm almost ready to pull the trigger but wondering how well it works in real life.

If you do not perform a good vorlauf the potential is there to clog.

http://www.norcalbrewingsolutions.co...le_Welded.html
Shameless plug...

Cheers
Jay

This would work very well also but still has the same clogging potential.

 

[jschein]

As mblanks2 said, when you vorlauf it cures the clogging issue.

 

[tezcatlipoca]

I use mine as a continuously recirculating arm and a sparge arm. I've never had it clog, not on one hole. However, I have had gravity play interesting tricks on me.

When I sparge or recirculate, I have the liquid running quasi-slow through there. If it is slow enough, I'll notice that the sparge arm must be a little lower as it get further down the line. This is because of pressure drops and what not. That being said, at some point in most of my sparges, the flow rate is increased and water comes out every single hole no matter how it is placed. All in all, I've been very pleased with locline(been brewing a lot since I got my setup going with this arm). Another small problem I've had is it came apart while I was adjusting it at the beginning of a mash, but it was pretty easy to put back together on the fly, just hot. The quick disconnect valve I added clicks into the upper part of my mash tun and it super convenient. I'll remove the arm when I'm pouring grains and when I go to clean everything at the end. The outside is just a half-inch nipple, which is all the convenience I need on that side.