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− | '''Sparging''', also called '''lautering''' is a step at the end of the mashing process where hot water is run through the grain bed to extract a sweet liquid called [[wort]]. The wort is later boiled and fermented to produce beer. For details of the sparging process, see the [[Mashing]] article. | + | '''Sparging''', also called '''lautering''' is a step at the end of the mashing process where hot water is run through the grain bed to extract a sweet liquid called [[wort]]. The wort is later boiled and fermented to produce beer. For details of the sparging process, see the [[Mashing]] article. |
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+ | '''Editors Note''' - If someone wants to expand this into a proper article detailing the different types of sparging, we could remove the short sparging section from the [[Mashing]] page and add Sparging as a link on the main [[Processes]] portal. | ||
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Revision as of 04:51, 6 July 2006
Sparging, also called lautering is a step at the end of the mashing process where hot water is run through the grain bed to extract a sweet liquid called wort. The wort is later boiled and fermented to produce beer. For details of the sparging process, see the Mashing article.
Editors Note - If someone wants to expand this into a proper article detailing the different types of sparging, we could remove the short sparging section from the Mashing page and add Sparging as a link on the main Processes portal.