The tradition of brewing being in the domain of women stemmed from the fact that brewing was a by-product of gathering, and often considered a part of baking. Women brewers dominated alcohol production on every occupied continent until commercialization and industrialization of brewing occurred. It seems to have first developed as thick beers during this time meads, fruit wines and rice wines were also developed. Unless the grain bill is very small, meaning I’m making a Mild or something with a similar OG, my MLTs aren’t voluminous enough to hold the grist and entire liquor volume of a 10 gallon batch.Main articles: Women in brewing, history of alcoholic beverages, beer, and wine and the history of alcohol in China.īeer has been brewed domestically throughout its 7,000-year history, beginning in the Neolithic period in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), Egypt and China. Given the slight hit to efficiency, I usually opt for the latter on beers with an OG higher than 1.055. No-sparge brewing takes me about 30 minutes less than when I batch sparge.
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I use this method quite a bit and in my experience, the beers come out with great body/mouthfeel and my efficiency is about 3-5% lower than when I batch sparge. The main arguments I’ve heard against this method have to do with the high liquor to grist ratio and the hit to efficiency. Whenever I make a 5 gallon batch of sub-1.055 OG beer, I use the no-sparge brewing method.