worst efficiency ever

[HoppyHoppyJoyJoy]

wow Thai hookers.... where has this thread gone?

Sorry, it's just something I use as a reference point (it's like the metric system, with nicer shoes).

That braid looks fine to me, I wouldn't think it would cause you problems, hopefully your new stir stick will sort things out.

 

[Denny]

Soap?

Sorry, but that's one nasty looking piece of kit. I know Thai hookers that wouldn't drink out of that, and they aren't all that picky.

Ok, here's the reasoning behind my "bucket of snakes", as it was so kindly described. Channeling. Wort wants to find the path of least resitance right? The more surface area I have, the less chance I have of channels forming, or at least, the less chance I have of just one channel forming. Does it work? Yes, I'm hitting mid 80's.

Is it over kill? Yes.

Do I care? No.

For the record, before I mash, I arrange the braids into a quasi peace sign to ensure karmic balance. As a Eugenian, you should appreciate this, (unless you live in Springfield, and just pretend to be from Eugene).

Hey, I wash it out every 5 years whether it needs it or not!

I assume from your setup that you batch sparge. If that's the case, channeling is not an issue.

I live in neither Eugene nor Springfield.....I'm out in the coast range.

 

[stevenryals]

bazooka screen for me

 

[pompeiisneaks]

The method you use w/ braid either works or doesn't period, and doesn't effect efficiency. Either the wort can exit the tun, or it can't... stuck sparge, or no. That's about it. The efficiency losses you've already discussed should cover it. Things like missing temps, not getting good crush, etc are the most common problems that can help. I've finally dialed in my crush and get 80-84 in the last few... so its' just a matter of dialing in everything. Take notes, of anything you t hink went wrong, and fix it next time. I was having a hell of a time w/ my temps too, so I went to a herms, since I'm lazy and have money, I let a computer make sure I don't miss the temps now