Second, I didn't like the idea of the hit I'd take in efficiency. First, I was already changing enough: now I was changing my mash water-to-grist ratio as well.
#BEERSMITH NO SPARGE FULL#
But I didn't like the idea of just adding a full six-ish gallons of water to my mash, for at least two reasons.
No, I wanted to stick with my existing Coleman mash tun and my 5-gallon Kitchenaid kettle (thank you, Target - $47 and induction-capable.). Then there's Brew in a Bag, and I look forward to having a guest blogger on at some point to discuss it! It certainly meets the "Simple" part of Beer: Simple, but I wasn't in the market for a new kettle, and BIAB requires a lot of kettle volume to be able to mash in the same vessel you're boiling in, since it needs to be big enough to accommodate ALL of your grain and your full boil volume. It's manageable, and certainly many have seen a great amount of success with it, so it was certainly an option. For those who need a primer, "No Sparge" is a process whereby the full volume of brewing water is added in a single charge to the grains, and lautering simply fills the kettle with no mash-out or subsequent washing/sparging additions of water. Since I could no longer heat and hold sparge water while lautering, owing to my change of circumstances, I investigated some no-sparge options. Life must go on, and seeing those beautiful, delicious Dallas Cowboy tears while I brew is totally worth it. Au revoir, dedicated sparge water heater. One of them was that, due to space restrictions, one of my two kettles and induction elements had to go (for more on induction brewing and why it might be better than whatever your doing, see my previously published work on the subject in BYO). None of them were bad enough to outweigh the joy of brewing while watching Tony Romo cry after botching a hold for a field goal in the playoffs (remember that game? Every Eagles fan has it enshrined in their "happy memories" brain file), but sacrifices they were, nevertheless. Moving from the garage to the indoor brewery entailed some sacrifices.
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