Drain mash through sieve?

[soupdragon]

Hi all

New boy here, been lurking around for a while and thought it time to post.
I'm currently extract brewing using a partial boil method and am looking to move up to a mini mash soon. My question is, after mashing is there any real reason why I can't simply tip the mash into my boiler through a fine sieve ( mashing in a pan so no tap )? I used to brew all grain many years ago so understand the preference to allow the grain to settle and form a filter bed but this time around both my time and equipment are severely limited ( for now at least ). After my partial boil with the full amount of hops I just tip through a collander allowing some of the debris through into the f/v where I add the ballance of my dried malt extract. Up to now the method seems to work fine and I've produced some good beer. So..... can I get away with a similar step after mashing? I plan to fit a 900 micron screen to my sieve to try to limit what passes through to the boil, return the grain to my pot and add my sparge water then tip again.
I realise I'm risking a haze but I can live with that. Does anybody have any thoughts on this?

Cheers Tom

 

[Dieseljockey]

Hi Tom.. I brewed years ago first time round and I did the same as you...in the kitchen and I just dumped it all into a plastic bucket with fine holes drilled in the base to act as a filter..on top of another bucket...then sparge...this way you don't disturb the grain bed ....I turned out some good beer with this method. :thumb:

 

[soupdragon]

I got some grain today so I'll give it a go on my next brew. Not sure about having a grain bed tho as I'll just be tipping the mash back into the pan once it's drained and filling it with water again before tipping it back through the sieve. Batch sparging is it called?
I'm sure I'll end up supping the beer regardless :lol:
Cheers Tom