I've got a bit of spare time on brew day, (got the flu so not going out) so I though rather than do a single batch sparge I will do a double sparge. Last time and this time my brewhouse efficiency jumped by 10%. My 3.6% beer will now be 4.1%, no problems just adjust the hops to suit. The only time I stir the mash is once I've initially hit mash out temp, then once I've added the sparge water., so in this case I've stirred for both sparges. I noticed the second sparge the wort stayed basically clear even when stirring.
I know fly sparging normally gives the best efficiency, but I don't want to have to hang around to ensure the flows are balance.
Has anyone else tried Single Batch Sparge Vs Double Batch Sparge Vs Fly Sparge for efficiency changes?
QldKev
I know fly sparging normally gives the best efficiency, but I don't want to have to hang around to ensure the flows are balance.
Has anyone else tried Single Batch Sparge Vs Double Batch Sparge Vs Fly Sparge for efficiency changes?
QldKev