Kdenaultrdg
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Ok...I think I'm ready to get out there, purchase some equipment and supplies, and get started. I would like to do all-grain brewing in a bag. I would like to start with smaller batches...maybe 2 to 2.5 gallons. This way , I can brew more often and get better at it. Plus I like variety in my beers! I thought about purchasing one of those kits from the Brooklyn Brew Shop, but I want to brew more than one gallon batches. I would like to brew something light...a hefeweizen or some type of wheat beer. I've been perusing the forums for some time...and have gained a lot of info...and some confusion! I am not sure what equipment to purchase for BIAB'ing in the the batch size I want, but i would like to keep it simple. Should I mill the grains myself or purchase milled? How hard is it to mill yourself? How and when do you sparge with the BIAB method? I will be bottling in sanitized swing-top (Grolsch) bottles...what is the bottling process? Recipes for Hefeweizen or wheat-beers for a 2 or 2.5 gallon batch...do I just half a 5 -gallon recipe? Does the timing change because of the decreased thermal mass? Oh, so many questions! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Kathleen
Kathleen