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By Bryce Eddings, About.com

Definition: To sparge is to rinse spent grains of any wort they may retain after the mash. Sparging is often done with a gentle sprinkle to avoid disturbing the grain bed.
Examples: When the mash was complete and most of the initial wort had been drained away, I began to sparge.

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