Hi all,
I have read plenty about handling high gravity BIAB's in pots that are smallish (eg. 40lt urn) but haven't found much about brewing high gravity if the pot is not the limitation. I have a 100 litre pot and am looking to brew something like the Belgian Dark Strong Ale from Brewing Classic Styles. Aiming for an OG of 1.09 to 1.1.
Now normally I go for 25 litre batches in the 100 litre pot so it's not really that full when I do normal brews (i.e. OG 1.050). If I was to do a brew like the Belgian should I just go with the normal BIAB method? Remembering that the size of the pot is no limitation. I have read that some do like a double BIAB, as in split the grain bill into 2. Others would do some type of sparge to get more of the goodies from the grain bill. I have designed my recipe as normal with 72% efficiency in Beersmith, but now thinking I should adjust that efficiency down, or I suppose maybe I leave the efficiency as is but just expect a lesser volume (due to the larger grain bill absorbing more water).
Anyone that has done a high gravity like this care to comment on their experience?
Thanks,
Herbo
I have read plenty about handling high gravity BIAB's in pots that are smallish (eg. 40lt urn) but haven't found much about brewing high gravity if the pot is not the limitation. I have a 100 litre pot and am looking to brew something like the Belgian Dark Strong Ale from Brewing Classic Styles. Aiming for an OG of 1.09 to 1.1.
Now normally I go for 25 litre batches in the 100 litre pot so it's not really that full when I do normal brews (i.e. OG 1.050). If I was to do a brew like the Belgian should I just go with the normal BIAB method? Remembering that the size of the pot is no limitation. I have read that some do like a double BIAB, as in split the grain bill into 2. Others would do some type of sparge to get more of the goodies from the grain bill. I have designed my recipe as normal with 72% efficiency in Beersmith, but now thinking I should adjust that efficiency down, or I suppose maybe I leave the efficiency as is but just expect a lesser volume (due to the larger grain bill absorbing more water).
Anyone that has done a high gravity like this care to comment on their experience?
Thanks,
Herbo