Note to Self During Batch Sparging
#1
Posted 15 September 2009 - 05:36 PM
#2
Posted 15 September 2009 - 08:27 PM
#3
Posted 15 September 2009 - 08:34 PM
Betcha we both have done it. I would suggest that you rig up or buy a bulkhead fitting. It'll save a lot of headaches.I'm not sure why you were stirring so hard. All you need to do is re-suspend the grain bed back into the mash liquor so that the sugars can dissolve into the sparge water. Who told you that you need to stir that vigorously?
#4
Posted 15 September 2009 - 08:45 PM
Call.Betcha we both have done it.
#5
Posted 15 September 2009 - 09:10 PM
+1I like the bung for it's simplicity, but prefer the bulkhead since you don't face these sorts of problems.I would suggest that you rig up or buy a bulkhead fitting. It'll save a lot of headaches.
#6
Posted 16 September 2009 - 02:19 AM
TWSS......TimI like the bung for it's simplicity,
#7
Posted 16 September 2009 - 06:07 AM
#8
Posted 16 September 2009 - 12:21 PM
Or you could simply try being reasonable when you stir. I've used the tun with a bung for over 350 batches and never knocked it loose.+1I like the bung for it's simplicity, but prefer the bulkhead since you don't face these sorts of problems.
#9
Posted 16 September 2009 - 02:59 PM
Denny, I'm with you and those that go for the simple bung. I don't know what got into me to knock the darn thing off this time since I've brewed about 50 batches previously without knocking it out. This was the first time that I've seen grain clump together for so long into the stirring process so I think I was concentrated on ensuring I broke other clumps apart... even those submerged (dumb looking back on it). This was a little reminder that complicating a fairly simple process means you simply have even more details to monitor & track.Or you could simply try being reasonable when you stir. I've used the tun with a bung for over 350 batches and never knocked it loose.
#10
Posted 17 September 2009 - 08:51 AM
#11
Posted 17 September 2009 - 11:32 AM
Well, I never knocked it loose either. I considered that it would be pretty simple to knock it loose if I made a mistake, which I'll admit I do tend to do from time to time. I've seen enough liquid burns to know it's not worth it for me, and I sleep better at night now too.Or you could simply try being reasonable when you stir. I've used the tun with a bung for over 350 batches and never knocked it loose.
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