I've been using BIAB/ no chill for all grain brewing for a couple of months--converted a keg to an electric keggle with PID controller.
Saturday I did 2 batches, attempting to get a higher gravity (brandy wine) and a mild. I was shooting for 10 gallons total, but wanted a milder brew at around 3-4% that I could drink in a 2-3 weeks, and a heavier beer to age for several months like a brandywine.
Grain
12 lb 2 row
3 lb malted rye
1 lb biscuit
1 lb amber
1 lb crystal 40
heated 9.25 gallons to 154, mashed in, for a 90 minute mash (temps were 149-150 entire mash)
Drained off 6 gallons to a 7 gallon kettle, started boil #1
Hung the grain bag over the keggle, and refilled with 5 gallons of water.
Heated the "sparge" water to 160, put the grain bag back in for the "2nd" mash, and added 1/2 pound of carafa II dehusked.
I let the 2nd mash go for 30 minutes, then hung up the bag to grain, and started boil #2
Batch #1 used 1 oz of magnum hops at 60 minutes, ended up with 5 gallons OG 1.070.
Batch #2 used 1 oz fuggles (20 minutes before flame out), ended up with 4.5 gallons OG 1.030.
S-33 for both.
total time was 2 1/2 hours from mash in to both brews in fermenters,
Pitched the starters the next day. Really vigerous fermentation from batch 1, not so much with batch 2.
tim
Saturday I did 2 batches, attempting to get a higher gravity (brandy wine) and a mild. I was shooting for 10 gallons total, but wanted a milder brew at around 3-4% that I could drink in a 2-3 weeks, and a heavier beer to age for several months like a brandywine.
Grain
12 lb 2 row
3 lb malted rye
1 lb biscuit
1 lb amber
1 lb crystal 40
heated 9.25 gallons to 154, mashed in, for a 90 minute mash (temps were 149-150 entire mash)
Drained off 6 gallons to a 7 gallon kettle, started boil #1
Hung the grain bag over the keggle, and refilled with 5 gallons of water.
Heated the "sparge" water to 160, put the grain bag back in for the "2nd" mash, and added 1/2 pound of carafa II dehusked.
I let the 2nd mash go for 30 minutes, then hung up the bag to grain, and started boil #2
Batch #1 used 1 oz of magnum hops at 60 minutes, ended up with 5 gallons OG 1.070.
Batch #2 used 1 oz fuggles (20 minutes before flame out), ended up with 4.5 gallons OG 1.030.
S-33 for both.
total time was 2 1/2 hours from mash in to both brews in fermenters,
Pitched the starters the next day. Really vigerous fermentation from batch 1, not so much with batch 2.
tim