beretta
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During my last 2-3 batches I've gotten pretty lazy during my sparges. After about fifteen minutes of a regular english style sparge (after the grain bed settles), I simply opened the valve on my HTL, and emptied 3-4 gallons of sparge water into my MT. I ended up with about 7-8 inches of sparge water above the grain bed. It worked fine. Wort tasted correct, and my efficiency was around 85-89% (my usual). These beers aren't out of my pipeline yet, but soon I'll be tasting. It sure was easier than batch sparging or english sparging, but I'm wondering about the negatives. I thought the extra weight of the water might stick the mash, but it actually seems to make lauddering faster...Any thoughts?