Bru
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John Palmer recommends a cooler box with a manifold for mashing and sparging but Ive seen a different method using two pots and a grain bag - which is the preferred method or are they used in different circumstances ?
You CAN make beer using brew in a bag, but you'll enjoy the process more in the cooler.
Doesn't the BIAB method give you bad efficiency? I thought it did...
Cooler's are the way to go IMO. I get 80% eff regularly using Bobby_M's NMODBS method.
Doesn't the BIAB method give you bad efficiency? I thought it did...
I'd argue that using a bag as your lautering medium in a cooler is not what most people call "BIAB". A "true" brew in a bag is a no sparge process where you lift the grain out leaving your entire preboil volume wort in the pot.
Agreed with Bobby. Just doing a 10 lb batch I forgot how heavy the grain really could be until I lifted the cooler. I've only done BIAB twice now, but both times it's been a pain maintaining a constant temperature instead of tossing it in the tun and forgetting about it for an hour. Plus, if your grind is too fine you will end up with a lot of grain residue, since there's not really an option to vorlauf without taking away the simplicity.
I'd argue that using a bag as your lautering medium in a cooler is not what most people call "BIAB". A "true" brew in a bag is a no sparge process where you lift the grain out leaving your entire preboil volume wort in the pot.
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