Hey Guys and Gals, had my first stuck sparge and was wondering what went wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
First off I batch sparge in a 10 gal igloo with a braid and the recipe was BierMunchers Ode To Arthur Irish Stout (Guinness Clone) adapted for 5.25 gal and I left out the acid malt.
Grain bill:
6.5 lbs Pale malt 65%
2.5 lbs Flaked Barley 25%
1 lbs Roasted Barley 10%
Mashed with 3-1/8 gal of water for 1.5 hrs @150 deg then added 1-5/8 gal of boiling water for a mash out. Let it stand for 15 min and tried to sparge. No go. Stirred and let settle and still no go. Blew back through the drain on the mash tun and still no go, added the sparge water 3-3/4 gal @ 170 deg stirred and let settle for a few and still no go. So I placed my big grain bag into the brew kettle and dumped the mash tun into it and pulled the grain out and let it drip for awhile. Any idea why the major failure here? Is 25% flaked barley too much? The crush on the pale malt was a little coarser than usual and I have never had a problem before but this was the stuck sparge from hell.....lol Please let me know what you all think. Thanks, AL
First off I batch sparge in a 10 gal igloo with a braid and the recipe was BierMunchers Ode To Arthur Irish Stout (Guinness Clone) adapted for 5.25 gal and I left out the acid malt.
Grain bill:
6.5 lbs Pale malt 65%
2.5 lbs Flaked Barley 25%
1 lbs Roasted Barley 10%
Mashed with 3-1/8 gal of water for 1.5 hrs @150 deg then added 1-5/8 gal of boiling water for a mash out. Let it stand for 15 min and tried to sparge. No go. Stirred and let settle and still no go. Blew back through the drain on the mash tun and still no go, added the sparge water 3-3/4 gal @ 170 deg stirred and let settle for a few and still no go. So I placed my big grain bag into the brew kettle and dumped the mash tun into it and pulled the grain out and let it drip for awhile. Any idea why the major failure here? Is 25% flaked barley too much? The crush on the pale malt was a little coarser than usual and I have never had a problem before but this was the stuck sparge from hell.....lol Please let me know what you all think. Thanks, AL