mrgstiffler
Well-Known Member
Most of the existing brew tools are geared towards "traditional" all-grain brewing. That can make it difficult to figure out volumes and temps for BIAB brewers. I whipped up this simple calculator today and thought maybe some other people might benefit from it. It'll give you volumes in gallons and inches based on your kettle size as well as strike temp.
Doesn't look like much since I just put it together. I'll style it next week.
http://www.simplebiabcalculator.com/
03/03/2012 UPDATE: I've updated the calculator by adding some styling and tips. It should be very accurate now. BIAB definitely leads to higher collection than traditional techniques. I believe this is because there is more pressure on the grains when you lift the bag. Also, it seems that people tend to squeeze the crap out of their bags. I'm going to add the mashout option next.
03/03/2012 UPDATE2: OK, mashout option has been added. It will calculate the amount of boiling water to raise the mash to ~170F.
04/10/2012 UPDATE3: Created a custom domain for the calculator.
08/03/2012 UPDATE4: Added support for metric units.
Doesn't look like much since I just put it together. I'll style it next week.
http://www.simplebiabcalculator.com/
03/03/2012 UPDATE: I've updated the calculator by adding some styling and tips. It should be very accurate now. BIAB definitely leads to higher collection than traditional techniques. I believe this is because there is more pressure on the grains when you lift the bag. Also, it seems that people tend to squeeze the crap out of their bags. I'm going to add the mashout option next.
03/03/2012 UPDATE2: OK, mashout option has been added. It will calculate the amount of boiling water to raise the mash to ~170F.
04/10/2012 UPDATE3: Created a custom domain for the calculator.
08/03/2012 UPDATE4: Added support for metric units.