the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"
Used in a Sentence
sparge
How to use sparge in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for sparge.
Editorial note
Apparently "sparge" is a sprinkling - why would home brewers know this?
Examples8
Definitions3
Parts of speech2
Quick take
the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of sparge gathered in one view.
agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the water"
scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for sparge.
noun
the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"
See also: sprinkle, sprinkling
verb
agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the water"
verb
scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn"
See also: sprinkle, besprinkle
Example sentences
Apparently "sparge" is a sprinkling - why would home brewers know this?
Everyone's taste is different, of course, but I've had non-sparge beers that I thought were great.
You steep the grains in your brew pot for an hour and then sparge by using an additional pot and a large colander.
If you are brewing less than that, you can get away with steeping in the brew pot, and equipment permitting, sparge using a colander or grain bag.
I have several for homebrewing - monitoring mash, sparge, and fermentation temps.
Crush your malt too fine or too coarse, mess up the mash temperatures, and you end with things like a too high or low efficiency, a stuck sparge, or too many fermentable and unfermentable sugars.
I'm curious what it tastes like too!I haven't read the article in depth, but I wonder if like wheat when using large quantities of wheat in mash, if you need to add rice hulls to prevent a stuck sparge, not that, that is a big issue though.
My understanding was that a sparge increased efficiency; are you saying that the sparge results in a different chemical composition?Of course, if you sparge with different temp water that would make a difference, but how is that different from a step mash with no sparge?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use sparge in a sentence?
Apparently "sparge" is a sprinkling - why would home brewers know this?
What does sparge mean?
the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"
What part of speech is sparge?
sparge is commonly used as noun, verb.