contrarian
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Finally did my first all grain BIAB yesterday afternoon and must admit it was easier than I could have possibly imagined.
I decided I didn't want to worry too much about complicated recipes so was aiming for a 23l batch of a Maris Otter Ale and Amarillo SMASH.
Mashed at 66 degrees for an hour an lost 2 degrees over the hour. Didn't have a way of keeping the bag off the bottom of the pot so didn't mash out but ended with a gravity of 1040.
A one hour boil with 15g FWH and 30g at 15 minutes. Got a decent whirlpool going and one chock full 17l cube of delicious wort.
Lost a bit more to evaporation than I expected and definitely need to set up a hoist system to pull the bag, especially for double batches but with a gravity of 1055 into the cube I'm pretty happy with the first effort and should have some good info to help dial in my rig.
This site has been a wealth of information which I'm sure contributed to a very relaxed brew day. Can't wait to get this into the fermenter and into a glass!
I decided I didn't want to worry too much about complicated recipes so was aiming for a 23l batch of a Maris Otter Ale and Amarillo SMASH.
Mashed at 66 degrees for an hour an lost 2 degrees over the hour. Didn't have a way of keeping the bag off the bottom of the pot so didn't mash out but ended with a gravity of 1040.
A one hour boil with 15g FWH and 30g at 15 minutes. Got a decent whirlpool going and one chock full 17l cube of delicious wort.
Lost a bit more to evaporation than I expected and definitely need to set up a hoist system to pull the bag, especially for double batches but with a gravity of 1055 into the cube I'm pretty happy with the first effort and should have some good info to help dial in my rig.
This site has been a wealth of information which I'm sure contributed to a very relaxed brew day. Can't wait to get this into the fermenter and into a glass!