mike-os
Landlord.
batch sparging we drain all the wort from the mash, and as it has stood for some time (mash time or 10-15 to allow some settlement after adding sparge water and giving it a stir, so all the liquid will be at a similar concentration having been disturbed and then left to rest, we then drain it all and add another batch, repeat... so as far as I can see it makes no difference how we strain....to lauter the wort we just need the settle the bed enough to filter... as we are removing all the wort and as much sugars as it has been able to dissolve from the grain.... so as long as we can filter efficiently and without blocking up we should be good.
Fly sparging it is important that there are no channels through the mash for the water to get a "fast pass" through the grain bed, and that the whole grain bed is equally watered and drained..... in this case i see a false bottom or distributed collection pipe a necessity as the grain "away" from the drains may not get washed adequately from a single drain off.
i am guessing most of us batch sparge?
IME bazookas work fine for both mash and boil filters, but dont like pellet hops as they do seem to block readily with them, so use a hop bag or trap :thumb:
Fly sparging it is important that there are no channels through the mash for the water to get a "fast pass" through the grain bed, and that the whole grain bed is equally watered and drained..... in this case i see a false bottom or distributed collection pipe a necessity as the grain "away" from the drains may not get washed adequately from a single drain off.
i am guessing most of us batch sparge?
IME bazookas work fine for both mash and boil filters, but dont like pellet hops as they do seem to block readily with them, so use a hop bag or trap :thumb:
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