BIAG Settings

[philired1]

Hi All,
I am going to do a pale ale using brewin a bag . My question is . In the spreadsheet for BIAG i notice there is setting for sparge temperature but i can not find sparge volume. Being BIAG does this require a sparge. My recipe is as follows

• Brewpot size 19lts (300mm Diam from Big W)
• Batch size 9.5 lts
• Pilsner Pale Malt 2.03kg
• Cara Vienne Malt 120g ( Cara Red substitute)
• Cara Munich Malt 240g

Hops are as follows

• East Kent Goldings 10g 4.5% 50mins
• East Kent Goldings 25g 4.5% 15mins
• East Kent Goldings 10g 4.5% 1min

 

[motman]

You don't need to sparge. Some do to squeeze extra efficiency but it makes f-all difference unless you are brewing super high gravity or making tonnes of beer. In my opinion it defeats the purpose of brew in a bag by making it more complicated.

 

[Mr B]

I stuffed around doing sparges with BIAB for a bit, but now I just do full volume, its not worth the effort.

 

[Blind Dog]

A fair few BIABers do a dunk sparge to extract a bit more of the sugars and to end up with a touch more wort. Try a search for 'maxi BIAB' and you could be looking at a 12+L batch from the same grain bill with just a little more effort

 

[RdeVjun]

Skip the sparge on the maiden voyage is my suggestion, stick with Full Volume BIAB as it is just such a simple and easy method for novices to get their heads around. MiniBIAB would be a useful method for you I suspect, here's the guide:
http://biabrewer.info/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=153

As per Blind Dog's advice, later on you could contemplate MaxiBIAB in that kettle, with a 5kg grain bill the yield may be up to around 20L, perhaps even 25L in the fermenter depending on desired OG.
FWIW, that very big double ewe 19L kettle is what stimulated development of the MaxiBIAB method, it has application where kettle volume is limited with respect to the fermenter. The method actually brings some flexibility through dilution to an exact OG, that's a plus for some brewers.
Here's the original guide FYI: http://www.biabrewer.info/viewtopic.php?f=89&t=352&start=0

 

[motman]

Skip the sparge on the maiden voyage is my suggestion, stick with Full Volume BIAB as it is just such a simple and easy method for novices to get their heads around. MiniBIAB would be a useful method for you I suspect, here's the guide:
http://biabrewer.info/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=153

As per Blind Dog's advice, later on you could contemplate MaxiBIAB in that kettle, with a 5kg grain bill the yield may be up to around 20L, perhaps even 25L in the fermenter depending on desired OG.
FWIW, that very big double ewe 19L kettle is what stimulated development of the MaxiBIAB method, it has application where kettle volume is limited with respect to the fermenter. The method actually brings some flexibility through dilution to an exact OG, that's a plus for some brewers.
Here's the original guide FYI: http://www.biabrewer.info/viewtopic.php?f=89&t=352&start=0

A more informative and reasonable response above!