431brew
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Very nice job, Seven. Clear and concise, which in itself is helpful in saving brew time.
I just stumbled upon this little beauty while reading another thread here at HBT: Rope Ratchet
I just ordered one to replace the pulley that I rigged up previously from spare parts. Thought I would post this here in case anyone else needed a simple and inexpensive pulley for their BIAB adventures.
Seven,
Have you used this pulley system yet? My steamer backet arrives tomorrow and I still need to install something to raise/hold it.
I would really like to buy locally rather than have to order yet another item online. Any suggestions?
FYI...my ceiling in my garage is about 11ft. high I need something that I can mount up there and not need to go back up and tinker with it. Also, do these think "lock" or do you need to time them off on something?
Thanks,
John
To release, you depress a small metal lever on the pulley mechanism.
This is the part that concerns me. Is the "small metal lever" located where the unit is anchored to the ceiling? Or is down at working level?
Thanks!
John
The release is on the main body of the pulley mechanism. If you have high ceilings you can attach a chain or something to the ceiling and drop it down to where you can then attach the pulley so it will be within easy reaching height. That's what I did.
Wish I could find a basket like that for my 3 gallon brew kettle.
C-Rider said:Wish I could find a basket like that for my 3 gallon brew kettle.
Houston...we have lift off!
This question may have been answered already but how does one sparge when doing BIAB? I only have a 7.5 gallon kettle and would like to make bigger beers but cannot fit the full grain bill and preboil volume of water into it. I brewed a beer with 12# of grain and filled the thing to the brim but still came up short after the mash. Any suggestions?
My preboil was 1.042 at about 7.5 gallons. My post boil was 1.048 at 6.5 gallons. I let BeerAlchemy calculate the efficiency. Your calculator gave me 62.5%. It was a 5 gallon batch in a 13 gallon pot starting with about 8.25 gallons.
I have a very similar method but I would NEVER squeeze the grains... I wait until the dripping slows then I slowly shower the grains with a little sparge water. Squeezing will surly release tannins that will give you off flavors.
BrewinMAINEiac said:I have a very similar method but I would NEVER squeeze the grains... I wait until the dripping slows then I slowly shower the grains with a little sparge water. Squeezing will surly release tannins that will give you off flavors.
Mysticmead said:That's purely a myth. Squeezing does nothing to tannins. Think about out. A commercial brewery uses a LOT more grain than we do. The weight of those grains alone exerts more pressure than you ever will by squeezing. Tannins require heat AND mainly PH.
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My preboil was 1.042 at about 7.5 gallons. My post boil was 1.048 at 6.5 gallons. I let BeerAlchemy calculate the efficiency. Your calculator gave me 62.5%. It was a 5 gallon batch in a 13 gallon pot starting with about 8.25 gallons.
I don't know if it was the amount of water. That puts the mash thickness around 2.5. It's high, but not too high. Did stir the hell out of the mash? Wheat will give you some crazy dough balls since it doesn't have husks. That alone could drastically reduce your efficiency.
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