1. to sprinkle or spray with water or another liquid
Usage: technical; brewing
2. to rinse grain with hot water during brewing to extract sugars
Usage: brewing

Examples

• The brewer will sparge the grain bed with hot water.
• Sparge the malt gently to avoid disturbing the grain bed.
• The sparging process helps extract the remaining sugars.
• They sparged the equipment with sanitizing solution.
• Proper sparging technique is essential for good beer quality.
• The water temperature should be controlled when you sparge.