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**SiriusStarr** · 01-19-2013, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by johns

Today is not that bad, just wait till Monday. I would love to see that that file. 17 lbs in a 15.5 keggle? How big was the brewpot?

I did 20 lb in my 15 gallon kettle last weekend with no problem. Efficiency wasn't that great (72% brewhouse), but that was due to crap tons of hop loss and a temperature issue during the mash. The grain itself fit comfortably.

**the_trout** · 01-21-2013, 06:10 PM

Did my first BIAB batch over the weekend. Everything went great and while I varied my process a little from what Seven originally posted it did serve as the template for me to follow. Thanks for the write up, its helped take my brewing to the next level.

Forrest-hunters · 01-22-2013, 12:19 AM

Is a 20 gallon pot too big to do 5 gallon batches in still? Worried I wont be able to get the grain all in the strainer if the water is lower? Would like the ability to do both 5 and 10 gallon batches? For 10 gallon batches do i just double grain, hop and yeast amounts? I would probably feremnt in two fermenting buckets still and try different yeast, dry hops, eacking and fruit.

Antler · 01-22-2013, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Forrest-hunters

Is a 20 gallon pot too big to do 5 gallon batches in still? Worried I wont be able to get the grain all in the strainer if the water is lower? Would like the ability to do both 5 and 10 gallon batches? For 10 gallon batches do i just double grain, hop and yeast amounts? I would probably feremnt in two fermenting buckets still and try different yeast, dry hops, eacking and fruit.

That depends. If you build the pot yourself, install your own thermometer in it you can put it low enough do that it'll work for the lower liquid level. If you buy a complete pot, you may have an issue with the thermometer probe not being low enough.

You don't really need a 20g pot but it would be nicer. I do 5g batches in my 10g Blichmann pot, but would like to do a 10g batch once in a while, so I'll be building a kettle from a 15.5g keg.

On the recipes. Yes of you want to make a 10g batch with a 5g recipe just double the ingredients.

**Fordzilla** · 01-22-2013, 12:49 AM

Could someone reccomend a good thermometer with a probe? This one just quit on me after about 5 batches. It worked great up until then. I'm not sure if I got the probe wet and didn't realize it or what.

Antler · 01-22-2013, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Fordzilla

Could someone reccomend a good thermometer with a probe? This one just quit on me after about 5 batches. It worked great up until then. I'm not sure if I got the probe wet and didn't realize it or what.

I'd buy a weldless thermometer and install it in the pot.

ColbyJack · 01-22-2013, 02:23 AM

I have been BIAB brewing for about a year now, and have been double milling my grains, as I crack grains at my LHBS. I have been getting an incredible amount of trub in my Keggle, and have thought about using a different fabric for the bag instead of Voile. When I first started extract brewing, I sewed up some muslin bags for my specialty grains, and they worked as good as the mesh crappers my LHBS sells. I wonder if such a tight weave would be beneficial, or if it would hinder the draining process. Any thoughts/experience here?

**Fordzilla** · 01-22-2013, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Antler

I'd buy a weldless thermometer and install it in the pot.

Any reccomendations? I like the digital type with long probe so it can sit on top of the pot when its wrapped in a blanket mashing. I would possibly consider one like that as long as the probe isnt so long it inrerferes with the bag.

**msa8967** · 01-22-2013, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ColbyJack

I have been BIAB brewing for about a year now, and have been double milling my grains, as I crack grains at my LHBS. I have been getting an incredible amount of trub in my Keggle, and have thought about using a different fabric for the bag instead of Voile. When I first started extract brewing, I sewed up some muslin bags for my specialty grains, and they worked as good as the mesh crappers my LHBS sells. I wonder if such a tight weave would be beneficial, or if it would hinder the draining process. Any thoughts/experience here?

I recently sewed up BIAB voile bags for my keggle and they worked great. I recommend double stiching the seams with a straight stitch and a zig-zag stitch. This material works better than paint straining bags and mesh material. You can get plenty of material out of one white voile curtain at Walmart for $5-6.

ColbyJack · 01-22-2013, 03:22 AM

Thanks, maybe the voile curtain I have is too porous. I'll shop at walmart for a curtain. Last one I found at Lowe's. I too double stitch my bags, and make them tapered for the drip to be easier to control. The voile I have is almost identical to paint strainer consistency.