A method of sparging where the mash is ran off and a large portion of the sparge liquor (often all of it) is added at once. A simpler technique than fly/continuous sparging.
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Measuring Cup for Batch Sparging?
What do people like in terms of heat resistant measuring cups for batch sparging? I found this one on Amazon. I was wondering if there were other options that were better.
I'm using it for ...
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Is it Possible to Collect Too Much Volume From Mash Tun?
I'm still new to the all-grain scene and I've messed up my sparge more than once, leaving me with a pre-boil gravity that is too low. I got to thinking, if I fall short (in pre-boil gravity) in the ...
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Importance of Mash and Sparge Water Volumes using Batch Sparge
I'm new to all grain brewing and one of the things I haven't been able to find much information on is the importance of water volumes for the mash and sparge steps.
There are a lot of calculators ...
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Mash Efficiency With Top Off
I just put my second AG batch into the primary, but I ran into an issue I need some help with.
When I did my first AG batch, I used water that was treated by a water softener (I know, I know...it was ...
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Sparge volume for batch sparging a partial mash
First off:
I realize there are a few somewhat related questions but I think my question will be specific enough to justify it's own question. Specifically this question, but I'm not looking for an ...
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When adding grain to mash tun for second runnings, how long should I let the new grain mash?
This probably illustrates my lack of knowledge about mashing in general, but I'm going to brew a barleywine with first runnings, and a stout with the second runnings. I'm going to be adding 1 pound ...
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Undershooting OG in all-grain brewing
My last few all-grain batches have been under the expected OG at least as far as the recipe is concerned. The beers still taste good and all, but I'd like to get my efficiency up.
For example, my ...
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Is it safe to use a chipped aluminum stock pot?
My 32 qt. aluminum stock pot was just delivered that I was planning to use this weekend. Taking it out of the box and inspecting it, there is a fairly sizable chip on the inside about 3/4 of the way ...
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How do I batch sparge?
Currently I'm an extract plus specialty grain brewer. I want to be an all-grain brewer.
That said, I'm trying to figure out the whole sparging thing. I know I need more grain to get the same ...
