How long does the sparging process take? - Homebrew Talk I'm not totally certain on the sparging process I understand that, after mashing the grains at about 150 degrees for about 45 minutes to an hour, the next step is the sparging process, which involving pouring 170 degree water into the grains My question is how long do you let the 170
Sparge water temperature - Homebrew Talk I see a lot of seasoned brewers stating they sparge with water with temps between 180-190 while John Palmer (and Jamil) state that you should never use water much above 170 Here's a direct quote from How to Brew: "The temperature of the sparge water is important The water should be no
Fly Sparge VS Batch Sparge: Facts - Homebrew Talk I used the hybrid fly sparge technique for a couple of big beers and I got 83% and 86% with 16 and 14 pounds of grain on a 5 gallon batch The rest of the time I do a double batch sparge and consistently get 78-82% efficiency
Adjusting ph when batch sparging - Homebrew Talk I have just starting paying closer attention to ph levels with my brews lately and was wondering if anyone adjusts their ph while batch sparging or just in the main mash? I've heard conflicting opinions on this and would like to clear it up for future brews
How long should it take to batch sparge? - Homebrew Talk Been trouble shooting my efficiency problems and have discovered that I am definately not using hot enough sparge water and I may be draining my runnings too quickly How long should it take to drain?
Maximizing Efficiency when Batch Sparging - Homebrew Talk The ratio of sparge water to mash water is a critical factor determining efficiency when batch sparging Some brewers forget that high gravity recipes will have proportionally less sparge water (because so much water was needed to mash the large volume of grain), and therefore, they will also have less water to dissolve extracted sugars
Acidify Sparge Water or not - Homebrew Talk A few questions about this 1 Has anyone brewed a batch with and w o acidifying sparge water and noticed a desirable difference? 2 Are there certain beers, grains, etc that benefit more from acidifying sparge water? 3 Or, is acidifying sparge water done more for certain water
Water salts when sparging - Homebrew Talk I am used to doing full volume BIAB brewing and know how to calculate water additions that way I may start doing some brews that will involve sparging How is the water treatment different when doing full volume vs mash with sparge Is it best to treat all the water first, then divide it up for
What is Sparging? - Homebrew Talk I am new to homebrewing, and for some reason sparging is a mystery to me I am sure it is very easy but I was curious if someone can tell me what exactly to do, thanks