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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.
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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
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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.
  
 
==See Also==
 
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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.

See Also