Thank you I didn't realize this!

So the top of your grain bed is dry and exposed when you start sparging?

Yes, this is how I have been doing it!

So you drain completely, then fly-sparge, (sprinkle), from the HLT? Is this the most common method?

No, not a batch sparge. I meant draining the wort fully, then fly sparging on the exposed grains.

I have some questions about these two steps in the all-grain brewing process. Mashout: For my first couple recipes where I mashed in the brewpot, I could simply turn on the heat and increase to mashout temp. The first time I used a cooler to mash, I tried to mashout by adding hot water, but I...

I see. So be sure to turn off with the knob, then unscrew from the cannister. Thanks. In regards to the cost, it doesn't seem too bad. The 02 cannister itself was $12. If that gets me 4 or 5 uses I can live with that.

I'm not sure I understand. There doesn't seem to be a part on the cannister that is removable...?

Wow! This was it! I had no idea.... Well, at least I know it works for next time. Thanks!

Maybe I just got a bad one. Ill take it back and try a couple more at the store.

I guess so. I thought the correct tank would be easy to find. This was the only size my local hardware store had, so I assumed it would fit.

Purchased an aeration kit from northernbrewer.com and the disposable tank from my local hardware store doesn't fit. It's really close, but it won't actually thread. Do I have the wrong tank?

The recipe I am following calls for a 90 minute boil. Which is interesting because I am chatting with a guy on another thread who insists that a barleywine needs to boil "for at least 4 hours."

Thank you!

I am making an all-grain barleywine recipe that I am trying to enter into the recipe editor. This includes 1lb of Dextrose that is added 60 minutes into the boil. In the recipe editor, I can enter this in the "Fermentables" part, but I think this would be wrong because it isn't part of the...

Thank you!

Do you mean the "Mash Calculator?"

Thank you everyone for your help.

Here's something I didn't notice before. Why does it say Sparge:0 gal? And how do I find out how much sparge water I need?

Thank you!