Hello all, we are a new brewery still learning our 20 hectoliter brewhouse. We are trying to dial in our lauter tun. Our system allows us to control the rate at which we sparge but we aren’t sure what’s optimal?
Is there a target rate one should be shooting for? Or is it variable depending on the brew?
Right now we are sparging at 20L/min(what the system was pre programmed at). We sparge in 3 batches.
1st sparge to a preset volume and then rest until we see the top of the grain bed start to protrude above the waterline and then start the 2nd sparge addition, and then repeat the process a 3rd time.
After the 3rd addition we runoff until we reach target grav. Or kettle full volume. (Still dialing in our efficiency)
As somebody new to brewing can you give me some feedback on this process?
Thanks in advance
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Is there a target rate one should be shooting for? Or is it variable depending on the brew?
Right now we are sparging at 20L/min(what the system was pre programmed at). We sparge in 3 batches.
1st sparge to a preset volume and then rest until we see the top of the grain bed start to protrude above the waterline and then start the 2nd sparge addition, and then repeat the process a 3rd time.
After the 3rd addition we runoff until we reach target grav. Or kettle full volume. (Still dialing in our efficiency)
As somebody new to brewing can you give me some feedback on this process?
Thanks in advance
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