Comments on: Mash Tun 2.0 – Sparge Arm http://cnybrew.com/2007/09/10/mash-tun-20-sparge-arm/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:44:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Travis http://cnybrew.com/2007/09/10/mash-tun-20-sparge-arm/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Travis Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:57:00 +0000 http://cnybrew.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/mash-tun-20-sparge-arm/#comment-185 Yea it's a bit elaborate, but when you start looking at the problem (creating a shower over your grain bed) with a blank slate, there are a whole bunch of issues. For example, for one of my little experiments I could not come up with a way to hang it over the mash tun.<br/><br/>Anyway, I have been chin-sing out on this for a while and decided 'if you're gunna be a bear be a grizzly' or perhaps a more appropriately a growler.<br/><br/>:-) Yea it’s a bit elaborate, but when you start looking at the problem (creating a shower over your grain bed) with a blank slate, there are a whole bunch of issues. For example, for one of my little experiments I could not come up with a way to hang it over the mash tun.

Anyway, I have been chin-sing out on this for a while and decided ‘if you’re gunna be a bear be a grizzly’ or perhaps a more appropriately a growler.

:-)

]]> By: Ted Danyluk http://cnybrew.com/2007/09/10/mash-tun-20-sparge-arm/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Ted Danyluk Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:29:00 +0000 http://cnybrew.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/mash-tun-20-sparge-arm/#comment-184 That's a pretty elaborate contraption. Impressive craftmanship.<br/><br/>My understanding of the physics of fly sparging is that the outflow is equal to the inflow, and there is a 1-2" layer of wort/water above the level of grain.<br/><br/>As long as you have a slow rate of flow without a strong singular stream, then the 1-2" water layer instantaneously diffuses the inflow sparge water. So a great distribution of water isn't totally necessary. Perhaps a simple "T" shape with a few small holes along the bottom half of the tube.<br/><br/>You just don't want the grainbed to be exposed, nor a strong singular (waterfall) stream of sparge water.<br/><br/>I'd like to know how it works and how you like it. That’s a pretty elaborate contraption. Impressive craftmanship.

My understanding of the physics of fly sparging is that the outflow is equal to the inflow, and there is a 1-2″ layer of wort/water above the level of grain.

As long as you have a slow rate of flow without a strong singular stream, then the 1-2″ water layer instantaneously diffuses the inflow sparge water. So a great distribution of water isn’t totally necessary. Perhaps a simple “T” shape with a few small holes along the bottom half of the tube.

You just don’t want the grainbed to be exposed, nor a strong singular (waterfall) stream of sparge water.

I’d like to know how it works and how you like it.

]]> By: Travis http://cnybrew.com/2007/09/10/mash-tun-20-sparge-arm/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Travis Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:04:00 +0000 http://cnybrew.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/mash-tun-20-sparge-arm/#comment-183 Saturday is the big day with my mash tun 2.0, I am pretty fired up. Saturday is the big day with my mash tun 2.0, I am pretty fired up.

]]> By: Adam http://cnybrew.com/2007/09/10/mash-tun-20-sparge-arm/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Adam Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:54:00 +0000 http://cnybrew.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/mash-tun-20-sparge-arm/#comment-182 Cool. I'd love to hear about how it works. Cool. I’d love to hear about how it works.

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