Thirsty Boy
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hmm - I tend to support Manticle's opinion on the time thing - your parial BIAB method is about 45mins faster than a full AG BIAB method. I have done several BIAB AG demos at Grain & Grape and we mash in at 10am... shop closed at 1:00pm and by then wort is in a No-Chill cube and we are having a beer with anyone who stayed the course.
That said, you seem less than keen on it being an AG demo, so it probably doesn't matter all that much.
My take on it would be this..
You will perhaps get more people interested in a partial mash demo... people looking to step up from K&K who think that AG is a whole other world, or who haven't even heard of it. So thats a reason to do a partial demo. BUT
People who are interested in AG need a demo more. Its a daunting prospect, and often people think that its something they could never do... until they see it done in front of them and it isn't as hard as they thought. Often that one demo can be the trigger point to making the change. Or maybe they have decided they want to change but dont quite understand what happens; and just need an eyeball full of the process to make it all go "click" inside their heads. Trying to explain AG can be a nightmare - getting to see it happen can be a revelation.
I say do both -- do the partial; and when you are doing the mash part, explain that this bit is exactly the same as AG brewing, just on a very small scale. Then tell them that you will be doing a full scale AG brew the next week if they are interested in coming along. You might get return customers.
TB
That said, you seem less than keen on it being an AG demo, so it probably doesn't matter all that much.
My take on it would be this..
You will perhaps get more people interested in a partial mash demo... people looking to step up from K&K who think that AG is a whole other world, or who haven't even heard of it. So thats a reason to do a partial demo. BUT
People who are interested in AG need a demo more. Its a daunting prospect, and often people think that its something they could never do... until they see it done in front of them and it isn't as hard as they thought. Often that one demo can be the trigger point to making the change. Or maybe they have decided they want to change but dont quite understand what happens; and just need an eyeball full of the process to make it all go "click" inside their heads. Trying to explain AG can be a nightmare - getting to see it happen can be a revelation.
I say do both -- do the partial; and when you are doing the mash part, explain that this bit is exactly the same as AG brewing, just on a very small scale. Then tell them that you will be doing a full scale AG brew the next week if they are interested in coming along. You might get return customers.
TB
