Wheelspin
Well-Known Member
Just thought I'd share this you guys as it has really helped me.
I used to have big problems with grain bed compaction in my HERMS system. Seems that the wort being sucked out through the bottom compacted the bed quite severely and i had to constantly stir it up. It seas like a solid lump.
Then i tried conditioning/wet milling my grains. What a difference !!! Now I can run my Chugger virtually wide open and not worry about the grain bed.
All I do is spray each measured 1 kg of grain with about 25 ML of water (± 2% water to grain ratio), mix it up well in the bucket and let it stand for 30 min. The difference in the grain bed is amazing. Instead of cracked up small husks i get sort of flattened out/ squashed husks with make for a very good grain bed that flows wort easily and doesn't seem to compact. Even my weiss i brewed last week with 50% wheat was a pleasure.
I used to have big problems with grain bed compaction in my HERMS system. Seems that the wort being sucked out through the bottom compacted the bed quite severely and i had to constantly stir it up. It seas like a solid lump.
Then i tried conditioning/wet milling my grains. What a difference !!! Now I can run my Chugger virtually wide open and not worry about the grain bed.
All I do is spray each measured 1 kg of grain with about 25 ML of water (± 2% water to grain ratio), mix it up well in the bucket and let it stand for 30 min. The difference in the grain bed is amazing. Instead of cracked up small husks i get sort of flattened out/ squashed husks with make for a very good grain bed that flows wort easily and doesn't seem to compact. Even my weiss i brewed last week with 50% wheat was a pleasure.