gladius270
Well-Known Member
I will be doing my first full BIAB tomorrow, starting with Northern Brewer's Irish Draught Ale. I plan on using something similar to Deathbrewer's method, using two pots. One for mashing, one for sparge/boil. The instructions call for a 154 degree mash, followed with a 170 degree mashout. This seems like it could be challenging to accomplish. I'm thinking of doing the following to achieve this:
Mash at 154 degrees in pot 1
Heat sparge water to 172-174 degrees in pot 2
Dunk grains in sparge water 4 or 5 times in pot 2
Combine grains and all wort in pot 2
Let rest for 10 minutes
Remove grains and let drip 60-90 seconds
Proceed to boil
I don't know if this would be considered an actual sparge, but I think this will help me in doing what I am trying to do.
Is this even worth doing if I am planning on sparging at 170 degrees anyway?
If I am over complicating this and should skip the mashout altogether, let me know.
Mash at 154 degrees in pot 1
Heat sparge water to 172-174 degrees in pot 2
Dunk grains in sparge water 4 or 5 times in pot 2
Combine grains and all wort in pot 2
Let rest for 10 minutes
Remove grains and let drip 60-90 seconds
Proceed to boil
I don't know if this would be considered an actual sparge, but I think this will help me in doing what I am trying to do.
Is this even worth doing if I am planning on sparging at 170 degrees anyway?
If I am over complicating this and should skip the mashout altogether, let me know.