Well I brewed this up yesturday (BIAB), which was my very first all grain attemp. After having to make my own grain bag to hold all of this grain it went fairly smooth. Im not sure how my numbers are as far as did I hit my OG and my efficency.
Grains:
8.5lbs Marris Otter
8.5lbs Golden Promise
1lbs 8oz Roasted Barley
1lbs Special B Malt
12oz Chocolate Malt
8oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine
Hops:
4oz Challenger
2oz Goldings, East Kent
Yeast:
WLP002 (I made to yeast starters for this, which in less than 12 Hrs I had activity)
-Pre Boil Gravity 1.072
-OG 1.082
I don't know if my numbers are off, if they even are, due to doing a BIAB with such a huge grain bill and not getting all the sugars out, also my final batch size was 7.5gal and I was going for 5.25gal but it was getting late and with a 10day old baby it was time for bed. I tried to boil off as much as possible. Im only fermenting 5.25gal.
I hit all my target temps and only lost a few degrees mashing.
Due to Beersmith not having Golden promise i don't know what my gravity readings should be. But I will have beer which im letting it age for months (DEC time frame) so I will just RDWHAHB until then.
It was actually harder to get the grains in! I was very worried that I would rip the bag pulling it out, if I could even get it out. It was alot easier than I thought. Glad I had a pulley to help!!
Mash Time!!
SG! Mmmm, I hope!
Its home for the next 5 months. Activity started in less than 12 hours, huge believer in starters now!!!
All in all BIAB was easy learned things and will hopefully improve on them, next one is going to be a HEF.
Grains:
8.5lbs Marris Otter
8.5lbs Golden Promise
1lbs 8oz Roasted Barley
1lbs Special B Malt
12oz Chocolate Malt
8oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine
Hops:
4oz Challenger
2oz Goldings, East Kent
Yeast:
WLP002 (I made to yeast starters for this, which in less than 12 Hrs I had activity)
-Pre Boil Gravity 1.072
-OG 1.082
I don't know if my numbers are off, if they even are, due to doing a BIAB with such a huge grain bill and not getting all the sugars out, also my final batch size was 7.5gal and I was going for 5.25gal but it was getting late and with a 10day old baby it was time for bed. I tried to boil off as much as possible. Im only fermenting 5.25gal.
I hit all my target temps and only lost a few degrees mashing.
Due to Beersmith not having Golden promise i don't know what my gravity readings should be. But I will have beer which im letting it age for months (DEC time frame) so I will just RDWHAHB until then.
It was actually harder to get the grains in! I was very worried that I would rip the bag pulling it out, if I could even get it out. It was alot easier than I thought. Glad I had a pulley to help!!
Mash Time!!
SG! Mmmm, I hope!
Its home for the next 5 months. Activity started in less than 12 hours, huge believer in starters now!!!
All in all BIAB was easy learned things and will hopefully improve on them, next one is going to be a HEF.