drtomc
Fermentationist
Hi All,
Well, I think I'm all set for my first BIAB tonight (I figure mashing in the evening and leaving the NC cube out overnight is not quite NC, but rather not-very-much-chill ;-)), but I do have one question.
The information on how much water to use seems fuzzy.
I think PP has written 40L for a 23L batch. I presume that's allowing about 0.8-1.0L/Kg grain loss, but how much evaporation loss during the boil, and what kettle losses to you allow. I'm doing about 5Kg of grain, so that would be 35L to boil. Am I really going to shed 12L between evaporation and break gunge in a 90min boil?
T.
Well, I think I'm all set for my first BIAB tonight (I figure mashing in the evening and leaving the NC cube out overnight is not quite NC, but rather not-very-much-chill ;-)), but I do have one question.
The information on how much water to use seems fuzzy.
I think PP has written 40L for a 23L batch. I presume that's allowing about 0.8-1.0L/Kg grain loss, but how much evaporation loss during the boil, and what kettle losses to you allow. I'm doing about 5Kg of grain, so that would be 35L to boil. Am I really going to shed 12L between evaporation and break gunge in a 90min boil?
T.