I have a 24 hl lauter tun with speed controlled racks.
When I bought the brewhouse I was totally unexperienced with racks. In a book I read one should activate the racks during sparging.
What I do at the moment: I pump the mash into the lauter tun, I let it rest there a bit and start the lauter pump, when I see only a little bit of wort on the grain bed I stop the lauter pump, open the valve for the sparging water and activate the racks, when the lauter tun is filled with enough water I close the valve for the sparging water, then I stop the racks, I let it rest a bit then I activate the lauter pump again.
Are there any brewers out there who also work with racks? Can you tell me if this what I do is advisable or not? Are there other techniques? How dou you use your racks?
I am not sure what speed I should adjust to get the highest efficiency.
Best regards, Daniel
When I bought the brewhouse I was totally unexperienced with racks. In a book I read one should activate the racks during sparging.
What I do at the moment: I pump the mash into the lauter tun, I let it rest there a bit and start the lauter pump, when I see only a little bit of wort on the grain bed I stop the lauter pump, open the valve for the sparging water and activate the racks, when the lauter tun is filled with enough water I close the valve for the sparging water, then I stop the racks, I let it rest a bit then I activate the lauter pump again.
Are there any brewers out there who also work with racks? Can you tell me if this what I do is advisable or not? Are there other techniques? How dou you use your racks?
I am not sure what speed I should adjust to get the highest efficiency.
Best regards, Daniel
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