Did my first batch with BIAB and used the BrewTV episode #54 method.
Here's some notes - comments on anything will be useful to me and appreciated.
I used 7# of Briess Pale 2-row 1.8L, 0.5# flaked barley, and 0.5 flaked oats. I let the grains mash at 155 F for about 75 minutes, drained, and then headed to boil.
I started with 5 gallons of water and it took 65 minutes from cold tap water to full boil. About 90 minutes later, the temperature had lowered to strike temp at 168. With grains added, the temp dropped to 160 which is a little high. And about 20 minutes later the temp was at 155. Pretty easy to maintain - only needed to add some low heat for 2 or 3 minutes twice during the mash.
After filling the fermenter, it looked unusual in comparison to the extract worts I have been using. This one was dog-gone cloudy and the extract worts have all been a lot clearer. The clouds are now clearing as everything settles. The cloudiness concerns me - not sure....
The bag that I used was the LD Carlson coarse grain 18"x32". It fit well in my turkey fryer brew pot - deeper than it needed to be and a good tight fit on the rim.
The original 5 gallons boiled down to just over 3 gallons and fit well in the 3 gallon carboy. The OG measured out to be 1.060 and that is a bit higher than I wanted.
Here's some notes - comments on anything will be useful to me and appreciated.
I used 7# of Briess Pale 2-row 1.8L, 0.5# flaked barley, and 0.5 flaked oats. I let the grains mash at 155 F for about 75 minutes, drained, and then headed to boil.
I started with 5 gallons of water and it took 65 minutes from cold tap water to full boil. About 90 minutes later, the temperature had lowered to strike temp at 168. With grains added, the temp dropped to 160 which is a little high. And about 20 minutes later the temp was at 155. Pretty easy to maintain - only needed to add some low heat for 2 or 3 minutes twice during the mash.
After filling the fermenter, it looked unusual in comparison to the extract worts I have been using. This one was dog-gone cloudy and the extract worts have all been a lot clearer. The clouds are now clearing as everything settles. The cloudiness concerns me - not sure....
The bag that I used was the LD Carlson coarse grain 18"x32". It fit well in my turkey fryer brew pot - deeper than it needed to be and a good tight fit on the rim.
The original 5 gallons boiled down to just over 3 gallons and fit well in the 3 gallon carboy. The OG measured out to be 1.060 and that is a bit higher than I wanted.