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Good day folks, I currently brew using an EBIAB system. I use a SS basket with holes and a mesh bag, I recirculate through the entire mash. it seems to work OK but I wonder how much of the wort is actually reaching the bottom of the grains before it spills out through the holes. So a couple of questions:

1) Has anyone used solid sided baskets, and if so what is their experience?
2)Does anyone know of a local fabricator that could produce a SS solid sided basket with a mesh bottom? I have seen them for sale out of the US but with the exchange/shipping they are pricey.

Thanks for the input!

What is your mash efficiency? If you're having efficiency issues, I'd try mashing without recirculating.

I'd expect it to be about the same as standard BIAB, considering a bag is porous on the sides as well. I'm not sure you'd benefit from a solid sided mash basket.

Thanks Jimmy. I guess my thought was the wort would be forced to go through the grain bed and not out through the sides. I will experiment with a few things to see if I can dial it in.

Do you know what your mash efficiency is?

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Typically mid 70's.

Seems reasonable. Could maybe hit low 80's, but you'll likely need to fly sparge if you want to go much higher.

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