Easy All Grain Brewing - Batch Sparge Method

Dorky but functional guide to easy all grain brewing. Extract brewers, you can do it! I follow the Denny Conn method of batch sparging.

*** Please Note - you DO return the vorlauf wort back into the mash tun. I did not film this step. ****

More details and guides to building some of this equipment: http://www.donosborn.com/homebrew/all_grain_how_to.htm

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[Firebat138]

been brewing for about a year now and love ur videos... as soon as we start bottling, I may send you a sample.. When you pour the first WATER after mashing... It was how hot?

I usually use 1.33 ratio and after the mash I drain the kettle... THEN PUT water in... Should I be putting in water FIRST, then drain... etc... thanx...

[donosborn]

@Firebat138 It is typically in the 165ish range, but I use a spreadsheet to calculate that. (send me a message on YT with your email address and I can email it to you). I usually add water, add grain, stir and mash. then I add "mash out" water which is usually about 8 qts. Then I collect the first runnings. And then I add the sparge water, stir, and collect 2nd runnings. Hope that helps.

[doucetteje]

All great videos Don. Thank you. Going all grain this weekend!

[donosborn]

@doucetteje You're welcome. Good luck! I hope it goes well. You'll love it. :)

[TheMedicMang]

My first all-grain batch is happeneing in T minus one hour. Thanks to you, i made the jump to all-grain from seeing how you did it on here. Really happy i did. I'll let you know how it turns out. Thanks again for all the help and the seed that was planted in my head to make me switch.

[donosborn]

@TheMedicMang very cool. how did it go? I am glad to have helped on your brewing path! that is why I do it. great to hear. I brewed tonight too actually. made a Helles. should be yummy.

[jyarbs67]

Thanks so much for these video's DonO it's a great way to learn I will be sure to pass it along as I learn... Sent you PM for my first AG this weekend... Peace

[epicbeerdude]

how do you know how much strike water to use per pound of grain?

[TheMedicMang]

@donosborn Everything went great. Hit all my numbers relatively well. I made a Dead Guy Ale clone. Super excited. Even got the pacman yeast. Yayah! Ha. Thanks for the website too. Ive been looking through your beer log and have been finding very informative tips from your mistakes and how you fixed them. Good stuff. Hopefully talk to you soon. Prost!

[donosborn]

@dcrist16 Love comments like this! Great news. You will love it when you give it a try. cheers.