MarcusKillion
Well-Known Member
Okay I do not want to insult anyone here by bad mouthing their preferred method of brewing but I jsut have to ask " Why do you do this " ?
Okay I started to do this this morning becasue I am making a 1 G batch of Arrogant Bastard clone . So I stasrt reading up on it to make sure I do it right . This is what I find :
The need for less equipment is way off base in my opinion . You still need the brew pot . Plus a support for the bottom of the pot to keep the bag off the bottom so it does not melt while heating up if you do that to keep mash temp up . Plus if doing a big batch you will now need a hoist system to get it out of the pot unless you are a weight lifter . Also a bag .
So I say it is just as much cost more or less to buy a cooler and false bottom .
Keeping the mash temp up is a hassle . Either you must have a keg that will hold more heat than a pot and cost about the same as cooler I bet or you must heat now and then which means constant watching the temp .
Loss of efficiency means you need to use more grain . Well maybe you could sparge a smaller batch like my 1 gallon but a big batch , no way I think .
It just seems like a bunch of hassle just to save the making of a mash tun .
Or perhaps it is just the novelty of doing it this way ?
Okay , time to for you to tell me I am crazy .
Okay I started to do this this morning becasue I am making a 1 G batch of Arrogant Bastard clone . So I stasrt reading up on it to make sure I do it right . This is what I find :
The need for less equipment is way off base in my opinion . You still need the brew pot . Plus a support for the bottom of the pot to keep the bag off the bottom so it does not melt while heating up if you do that to keep mash temp up . Plus if doing a big batch you will now need a hoist system to get it out of the pot unless you are a weight lifter . Also a bag .
So I say it is just as much cost more or less to buy a cooler and false bottom .
Keeping the mash temp up is a hassle . Either you must have a keg that will hold more heat than a pot and cost about the same as cooler I bet or you must heat now and then which means constant watching the temp .
Loss of efficiency means you need to use more grain . Well maybe you could sparge a smaller batch like my 1 gallon but a big batch , no way I think .
It just seems like a bunch of hassle just to save the making of a mash tun .
Or perhaps it is just the novelty of doing it this way ?
Okay , time to for you to tell me I am crazy .