Is there a great BIAB calculator for mashing temp, mashout temp, and sparging temp?

Elysium · Jun 14, 2013

I am wondering if there is a good calculator to use to determine what temperature I should go for....
I'll brew using the BIAB method (using maris otter)..so mashing, mashout: obvious. And I'll put the spent grains in a pot with 2 gallons of clean water (I think this one is called sparging), but I'd like to know the exact temperature for this too.

evrose · Jun 14, 2013

Read through some threads on the BIAB sub-forum here... there are several thoughts on this. Some people use hot water, but others report good results sparging with room temp water.

LLBeanJ · Jun 14, 2013

Mash temp depends on the recipe. Mashout is 168°-170°F. My experience is that sparge temp for BIAB does not matter. I use cold water out of the tap (55°-60°F). I've used heated water in the past and found no difference between heated and cold. If you want to go with heated sparge water, then go with 170°F.

Mirkin · Jun 14, 2013

Checkout biabrewer.info forums the guys there have created an amazing brew calculator called BIABacus it's brilliant.

Elysium · Jun 15, 2013

Mirkin said:
Checkout biabrewer.info forums the guys there have created an amazing brew calculator called BIABacus it's brilliant.

I googled BIABacus but I keep ending up on forums. What is the actual website? BIABacus.com doesnt exist.

geoffm33 · Jun 15, 2013

Elysium said:
I googled BIABacus but I keep ending up on forums. What is the actual website? BIABacus.com doesnt exist.

The calculator/spreadsheet is on the site he referenced.

Mirkin · Jun 16, 2013

Yep Geoff is spot on the biabrewer.info forums have the BIABacus spreadsheet on there. The forums are a wealth of specifically BIAB info and discussions. Great resource and community.

gavball6 · Jun 16, 2013

I've used this one successfully a few times...
http://www.simplebiabcalculator.com/

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