I don't quite get when you say splitting up the 10 gal batch. You are just doing two 5 gal batches back to back days. I'd make separate starters and ferment separately. You're just doing 2 batches of the same recipe. No need to make it complicated.
I made the move to BIAB amoth ago when I reformulated my IPA from extraxt to all grain. I can't believe the difference! This thread was very helpful!
mtnagel,
I couldn't brew a 10-gallon batch all at once. I can get a larger fermentation bucket, but not another stockpot! Right now I am thinking "lawnmower beer", something that will be tapped often.
I see I am getting a little edgy. I need to brew pretty soon!
-gnarlyhopper
Sorry, but still not getting it. So you are fermenting the 2 batches in 1 container that is 10 gal+?Doing two successive brews and one fermentation is known as a Texas two step, I have done it and it works! JMO but doing two seperate starters and two seperate batches is complicated in my world! Do keep an eye on fermentation temps, with a larger batch size comes more heat generated from fermentation.
I made the move to BIAB amoth ago when I reformulated my IPA from extraxt to all grain. I can't believe the difference! This thread was very helpful!
I just tasted my very first BIAB AG beer and it was awesome. If this is a sign of things to come, I can't wait to do more BIAB!This is how it was for me as well. I thought the beer I was making using extracts were good. That is until I made my first AG doing BIAB...
I just tasted my very first BIAB AG beer and it was awesome. If this is a sign of things to come, I can't wait to do more BIAB!
It's a lot easier than you think
Or just start from scratch
Brewed up my biggest grain bill so far doing BIAB over the weekend. Made what I consider to be between an IPA and a IIPA. Had a gain bill of almost 16 lbs. with a target OG of around 1.075. Came in at nearly 1.80. Not bad for using a 7.5 gal kettle!
mtnagel,
Right off the top- yes, all into one fermenter.
This of course would be for a recipe you can repeat successfully, and you need more of it. My example being a "lawnmower" beer. I basically want it to be ready all at once, and I need enough.
-gnarlyhopper
wilser,
I was just thinking below the cake cooling rack or whatever I put in the bottom to lift up the bag...
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There is no proven NEED to do a mashout w/ BIAB, just my opinion. I like to do FULL volume BIAB, no strainer baskets, no cake racks, nothin! The only things you NEED in the pot is a bag and grain!
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I like to keep BIAB simple, of course your opinions and mileage may vary...I also understand people like to play around and and try and improve / complicate the process...cheers!
There is no proven NEED to do a mashout w/ BIAB, just my opinion. I like to do FULL volume BIAB, no strainer baskets, no cake racks, nothin! The only things you NEED in the pot is a bag and grain!
I like to keep BIAB simple, of course your opinions and mileage may vary...I also understand people like to play around and and try and improve / complicate the process...cheers!
This is the beautiful thing about brewing, in general. It's also the downside of brewing, in general.
We all have one destination: making great beer. The journey to that destination can take many paths; no one path is "more right" than another.
However, when some people are faced with too many decisions (such as myself), they get confused and lost.
I guess what I'm trying to say is don't let all of the different variations to brewing confuse you.
I did two extract brews when I started a couple years ago. One turned out great, the other turned out badly (contamination). Then I discovered BIAB and switched over. After a few more brew days, all of which were hectic and exhausting I invited over a buddy who had been brewing for years but only extract. He wanted to see BIAB in process. Ultimately he switched to BIAB, but the biggest outcome of that day for me is he taught me when and how to relax. I still am a lot more precise than he is (he throws in a handfull of this hop or that crystal malt whenever he happens to feel like it, I work from precise recipes and weigh things ) but my brew days are now relaxed and I have time to do other things while I'm brewing. Makes all the difference in the world. Relax, don't worry....
Exactly.
Besides.. the journey can be as fun as arriving at your destination. :-D
(I'm feeling very Zen today... lol)
No need to get confused and lost. It might take some trial and even some error, but once you figure out the system that works best for you, it is ALL beautiful!
And even in error, you're still making beer. Might not be great beer, but it's still beer!
It took me a few batches of BIAB to finally get to the system I currently use. It's not quite as simple as wilser's suggestions, but it works for me. I have the consistency I'm looking for and I'm hitting efficiencies in the mid to upper 80's each brew. But, like I said above, it took a few batches to get to where I'm at now, and in the end, it was worth it.
I guess what I'm trying to say is don't let all of the different variations to brewing confuse you. Just pick and choose which one works for you and stick with that! It's all about what works best for you!
Did you guys see this on Reddit? I know a lot of people say you don't need anything on the bottom of the pot, but it makes me glad that I use a metal baking rack on the bottom of mine. Of course we don't know how long or how high heat he used to have this happen.
Wow. Just because someone had a brewing mishap doesn't make he or she a ******* or an *******. I'm assuming you've never made a mistake.
My point to the whole thing is that if its possible, and it is, I'm taking the precaution.
can you describe your methods?
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