Stuck Sparge %*%#

[facter]

can anyone tell me what ratio of rice hulls i should use if I am going to attempt and almost all wheat malt partial mash so that i can avoid a stuck sparge? Im looking at bout 2kg of malt .. and i have 1kg of rice hulls

 

[DJR]

try it with 1/3 of a kilo of "rice gulls" to start with, you can always stir more in.

I have this persistent stuck sparge problem - every time i've got it i had to take the mash out of the tun But the other day i discovered that if i tighten the nut on my outlet when it happens, it flows like crazy again, so now i'm a happy camper.

 

[facter]

try it with 1/3 of a kilo of "rice gulls" to start with, you can always stir more in.

I have this persistent stuck sparge problem - every time i've got it i had to take the mash out of the tun But the other day i discovered that if i tighten the nut on my outlet when it happens, it flows like crazy again, so now i'm a happy camper.

okay cool .. my poor little mashtun, i hope it fits all of this in it...

do you know, should I put the rice hulls in during the mash or stir them in just before lautering it? If just before, wont that possibly increase the chances of oxidation?

 

[DJR]

okay cool .. my poor little mashtun, i hope it fits all of this in it...

do you know, should I put the rice hulls in during the mash or stir them in just before lautering it? If just before, wont that possibly increase the chances of oxidation?

No, stirring them in won't cause any or very little oxidation - the HSA debate continues anyway, i'm on the "HSA is not a problem at the homebrew level" camp