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Just seen - useful reading http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=4072

Hey Fil Interesting point I'll bear that in mind thanks. I might give batch sparging a go at some point if this continues to fail. It's encouraging that the hole size isn't the issue.

Well it never did clear up fully, but did at least get to the stage of passing for protein haze. I've concluded the cause was agitation during mash, although the precise chemical cause is still unclear.

I want a refractometer to use while sparging. Spent a while looking at the Amazon and Ebay options. It seems almost all the options are Chinese imports and all look quite samey aside from small differences. And looking at some of the comments I'm a bit skeptical about their general quality...

Hi. I've been recirculating after the mash for 5-10 mins till the wort runs clear of bits, before starting to run off. I'm not talking about stirring at that point - only up to 20 mins or so beforehand to give time to settle. Yes my grill may be a tad on the fine side, although it did work...

Thanks both. Interesting. What would you say was the rationale for not stirring? I can't see any reason not to as long as you give the mash enough time (guess ~20 mins) to re-settle before lautering.

I'm fairly new to mashing and have suffered 2/3 stuck sparges. My tun is a 23L cool-box with a false-bottom grill. Mashed have been simple 60 minutes at 67°C, properly doughed-in, and I've hit the target temperatures in and out. I've been thinking the sticks were caused by grain by lautering...

Hi clibit. It's WYeast 1099 Whitbread, as per recipe. I'm doubtful its cold/hot break because the cloudiness (almost milky) preceded the boil, but then the chemistry is more complex than my understanding so perhaps!

I'm 2 weeks into a session IPA fermentation/conditioning and have a persistent cloudy haze. It could of course be yeast that will clear up, but my previous batches on this recipe have at least showed some improvement by now. Also my wort was very cloudy due to a stuck sparge that I couldn't...