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Home brewers BIAB
Posted by turbotiger on 1/13/12 at 11:56 am00
Any home brewers have any experience with BIAB (brew in a bag)? I've got about seven extract brews under my belt and I'm thinking about trying the BIAB method for my next beer. it seem like a easy and cheap way of getting into all grain. If you have tried it do you think your beer came out better than extract and do you have any tips and tricks you would like to share.
re: Home brewers BIABPosted by Boudreaux35 on 1/13/12 at 12:20 pm to turbotiger
I looked at it a long time before opting for the more traditional path. It's just a supposedly easier way of creating a filtering system for your mash. You still need a large vessel and if you're planning on using your boiling vessel, it will need to be larger than you actually need for boiling. Example: For a normal 5gal brew, you'll need a 10gal boiling pot, whereas normally you could get by with maybe an 8gal. Since you wont be sparging, your grain bill will be larger.
I built my own mash tun and it isn't that expensive or difficult.
I built my own mash tun and it isn't that expensive or difficult.
re: Home brewers BIABPosted by turbotiger on 1/13/12 at 12:29 pm to Boudreaux35
I already have a 80qt pot so the the the only other equipment I'll need is a mesh bag. From what I Read online brewers are getting about 70% efficiency. How does that compare with traditional all grain brewing?
re: Home brewers BIABPosted by Fratastic423 on 1/13/12 at 12:46 pm to Boudreaux35
Personally, I have never tried it but it always seems like more work.
re: Home brewers BIABPosted by Fratastic423 on 1/13/12 at 12:47 pm to turbotiger
quote:
getting about 70% efficiency
If you are good at all grain you typically shoot for 75%.
re: Home brewers BIABPosted by Catman88 on 1/13/12 at 12:54 pm to turbotiger
I get typically about 75% double batch sparge and close to 80% if fly sparge w a mash out.. This using a false bottom converted cooler setup. I generally batch sparge and plan for it in my grain bill.
There are a lot of factors that play into efficiency including how crushed the grain is.
I have not tried the BIAB method so I wouldnt be able to help there sorry.
There are a lot of factors that play into efficiency including how crushed the grain is.
I have not tried the BIAB method so I wouldnt be able to help there sorry.
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