kappclark
Well-Known Member
Today was a test of faith ..Goal was to brew two 5 gal batches, and keg another 2 5 gallons...nice weather so high hopes..
Kegging was fine, and first 5 gallon batch was a success..
Ashamed to admit, but, when attempting the second batch (PaultheNurs's Porter), I could not get the valve to drain anything .... I dumped 12 lbs of grain into a brewpot, and furiously tried to clean out the braid and valve.
Tested with straignt water, and drained fine...
(its a 5 gallon cooler, maybe I should step up to 10 )
Put grain back in, and still stuck !! Very tired. Took cooler and threw it in the woods .. can't remember recently being so pissed off..
Taking a vacation from all grain ... (the first partial mash took under 2.5 hours)...going back to extract and partial mash ..
Has anyone gone through a stuck sparge ? Is there a stick-proof sparging system ??
Kegging was fine, and first 5 gallon batch was a success..
Ashamed to admit, but, when attempting the second batch (PaultheNurs's Porter), I could not get the valve to drain anything .... I dumped 12 lbs of grain into a brewpot, and furiously tried to clean out the braid and valve.
Tested with straignt water, and drained fine...
(its a 5 gallon cooler, maybe I should step up to 10 )
Put grain back in, and still stuck !! Very tired. Took cooler and threw it in the woods .. can't remember recently being so pissed off..
Taking a vacation from all grain ... (the first partial mash took under 2.5 hours)...going back to extract and partial mash ..
Has anyone gone through a stuck sparge ? Is there a stick-proof sparging system ??