wmubronco
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Hit efficiency of 82%, so my worries resided. Anyone else see same results using this gap setting, or would you recommend to adjust to a larger gap?
Here's a pic...
I line my vessel with a large BIAB bag
I still need to try that. I'm so over emptying the MLT after brewing.
I normally lug the tub of spent grains out to the horses (spent grain is horse crack). Scooping the MLT to get it light enough to lift is ridiculous. I'm gonna order a bag next week.
Smartest thing I've ever done! I have a tippy dump on the MLT as well so after the sparge, I close the bag, dump the MLT into a bin, and then just drag the bin out. Usually, the grainbill is about 25 pounds, so 25 pounds of wet grain is more like 45 pounds. Then the MLT just needs a rinse/clean instead of scooping out little pieces of grain. I still use a stand and false bottom, to avoid clogging up the bottom where the drain leading to the pump is, but it's been such a labor saving thing for me that I can't believe I didn't do it 10 years ago!
Hmmm... I’ve been using my BIAB bag as my filter for quite some time and am about at the point in which I figured I’d buy the stainless mess filter that a friend has and swears by. By what you are saying is that it’s still better to use both.
Granted I don’t brew anything larger than 5.5 gals and figured I wouldn’t mind grain particles in the yard by spraying what didn’t pour out into the kitchen trash can. But you’d still recommend doing both? I really am tired of cleaning out that grain bag and washing it in the top shelf of the dishwasher with PBW or OxyClean.
Using both works for me- but I brew indoors and my MLT is heavy even empty so it makes my life easier to use a bag, as I used to have some problems with the bottom draining MLT clogging a bit. I wash my grainbag in the washing machine with my towels, so that hasn't been a problem at all.
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