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just to wrap up.. i did sparge yes, 13l. I didn't do a second sparge.

hi mate, yea i think you're spot on. With this basic set up and a domed mesh filter, there isn't much to worry about below the malt pipe to speak of. I've just been across and tested it with water, tubing attached, and water starts to flow after i add about 4 to 5 litres to the Igloo, which...

Hi again, it was an all grain pre-made kit from Craftybrews if I recall. I mash in an igloo cool box with a domed stainless steel filter

thanks again all, really appreciate the detailed and very quick responses. This 'dead space' thing... I'm unfamiliar with the concept. The recipe suggested 2.5l per kg, which sounds low based on what I read, but there was no mention of additional liquor to compensate for for mash tun 'dead...

thanks guys, all makes perfect sense. I think I am being distracted by the recipes target end volume, it doesn't seem right in retrospect. Maybe 12 litres from 26 is 'reasonable' if not great. I did get close to the target OG so if I had chucked in more liquor (at the start) I may have gotten...

Hey folks. Second use of my 30l gear and got into an all grain Vienna IPA and it all seemed to go pretty smoothly, I say 'seemed'.. I followed the recipe to a tee and used around 13l of liquor for a 90minute mash and then 13l for the sparge, tasting the grain I was pretty pleased with the...

New to the forum. Just upgraded from stove top to a 30l system with 2 boilers a mash and various plumbing and Its quite an intimidating step up at first. It didn't help I bought a potential 10% ABV Baltic Stout as my first use of the kit. It took 7 hours Including sterilising and clean up after)...