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Date: 18 Jun 2006 23:48:16
From: QD Steve
Subject: Avoiding stuck runoffs with oats
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The last time I made an oatmeat stout The runoff and sparge got well and
truely stuck.
This time I added the oats about 15 minutes into the mash schedule after the
grain bed had settled, mixing them into the top half of the grain only.
Occasional recirculating throughout the mash kept a fresh supply of active
enzymes at the top to do the work. Although I usually do batch sparges, this
time I fly sparged so as not to disturb the grain bed.
The whole procedure went very well and no stuck runoff.
Steve W (in Aus)
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Date: 18 Jun 2006 21:36:09
From: Scott L
Subject: Re: Avoiding stuck runoffs with oats
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Droopy wrote:
> Beta glucan rests and (or) the addition of rice hulls also works well.
I use rice hulls unconditionally now. They're so damn cheap, why take
the risk of a stuck sparge? I've had stuck sparges on batches where it
was inconceivable that the sparge would stick. It really sucks to be up
until 3:00 AM (when you only planned on being up until midnight) due to
a stuck sparge, especially on a 10 gallon batch. It's harrowing, makes
you fear for your beer, and just plain blows.
Scott
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Date: 18 Jun 2006 18:24:26
From: Droopy
Subject: Re: Avoiding stuck runoffs with oats
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Beta glucan rests and (or) the addition of rice hulls also works well.
QD Steve wrote:
> The last time I made an oatmeat stout The runoff and sparge got well and
> truely stuck.
> This time I added the oats about 15 minutes into the mash schedule after the
> grain bed had settled, mixing them into the top half of the grain only.
> Occasional recirculating throughout the mash kept a fresh supply of active
> enzymes at the top to do the work. Although I usually do batch sparges, this
> time I fly sparged so as not to disturb the grain bed.
> The whole procedure went very well and no stuck runoff.
> Steve W (in Aus)
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