Hello all, its my first first post here, so apologies in advance if any of the following is unclear or is repeating information already out there, but help gratefully received ....
After a first couple of successful all-grain brews, my last two have gone belly-up during the sparging phase.The basic problem is the wort being produced at the end of it is of much too low an SG (even accounting for SG rising later during boil).
The first 5-6 litres or so of wort coming from the mash tun at start of sparge seem fine, so I'm thinking the mash phase has gone fine and that's not the issue. And I'm sure temps during that phase are in the zone.
I'm fly sparging, and making sure water for sparging is between 74-77c. But I'm noticing that the temperature in the mash tun is dropping way below 60c during sparging, and the wort being produced is running increasingly clear as the sparge proceeds.
It might be a number of things
- Is it the ambient room temperature effecting things (16-18 celcius)?
- Should I be more scientific with the water / grain mix. I'm not really measuring it, just making sure its a nice thick porridgey mix?
- Or is it possibly something else?
Any help or insight is much appreciated !!!
After a first couple of successful all-grain brews, my last two have gone belly-up during the sparging phase.The basic problem is the wort being produced at the end of it is of much too low an SG (even accounting for SG rising later during boil).
The first 5-6 litres or so of wort coming from the mash tun at start of sparge seem fine, so I'm thinking the mash phase has gone fine and that's not the issue. And I'm sure temps during that phase are in the zone.
I'm fly sparging, and making sure water for sparging is between 74-77c. But I'm noticing that the temperature in the mash tun is dropping way below 60c during sparging, and the wort being produced is running increasingly clear as the sparge proceeds.
It might be a number of things
- Is it the ambient room temperature effecting things (16-18 celcius)?
- Should I be more scientific with the water / grain mix. I'm not really measuring it, just making sure its a nice thick porridgey mix?
- Or is it possibly something else?
Any help or insight is much appreciated !!!