Hi
I had another stuck sparge. So that makes two from my first two AGers. Its becoming abit frustrating. If the brew that I put down yesturday comes out ok, then I can say that the ill effects arising from aeration of hot wort is not true, as I filtered a cup of mash through a strainer (All 22Litres of it) and the wort got very aerated during the process.
I have read some posts that suggest reasons for stuck sparges including:
1) grain crush too fine
2) running lautering too fast
These things I can do something about in my next brew. But, I just wanted ask people out there that use a false bottom set up, if there false bottom sits flush with the bottom of the esky or pot. Mine seems to have a slight gap due to a plastic ridge running through the middle where they probably joined the to two halves of the esky. Im guessing that when I begin to drain off the wort following mashing, that the grains go through this gap and block my outlet tube. I thought about putting a lining of aluminium foil along the bottom of the esky onto which i place the false bottom directly on top, which would hopefully fill any gaps between the false bottom and the esky bottom. So does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks
J
I had another stuck sparge. So that makes two from my first two AGers. Its becoming abit frustrating. If the brew that I put down yesturday comes out ok, then I can say that the ill effects arising from aeration of hot wort is not true, as I filtered a cup of mash through a strainer (All 22Litres of it) and the wort got very aerated during the process.
I have read some posts that suggest reasons for stuck sparges including:
1) grain crush too fine
2) running lautering too fast
These things I can do something about in my next brew. But, I just wanted ask people out there that use a false bottom set up, if there false bottom sits flush with the bottom of the esky or pot. Mine seems to have a slight gap due to a plastic ridge running through the middle where they probably joined the to two halves of the esky. Im guessing that when I begin to drain off the wort following mashing, that the grains go through this gap and block my outlet tube. I thought about putting a lining of aluminium foil along the bottom of the esky onto which i place the false bottom directly on top, which would hopefully fill any gaps between the false bottom and the esky bottom. So does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks
J