celtic_man81
Well-Known Member
Hello there!
About a month ago I had trouble brewing all-grain. Long story short, a few of you suggested BIAB. At the time, I only had maybe a 15 L pot -- so it would've been tricky to pull off. Recently I aquired a 32 L pot, so this was definately do-able. I did a sort of BIAB (basically a hybrid of BIAB and a regular mash schedule). I tried to do BIAB in the pot, but it was too wide for the bag, so I had to end up dumping the grains into the pot and then when it came to doing the sparging, I did it in the bag (which made things so much easier).
The results were great! I got around 80% efficiency, but I think I can do better next time by loosening the grains up in the sparge more and letting it sit longer.
All in all, I was done in under 8 hours!
For those of you who are curious about what I'm cooking, I'm making an absinthe lager. So far, it looks like it'll turn out. I just need to let it sit for a few more weeks; then add in the rest of the ingredients and let it sit some more.
Next on the brewing schedule will be 60 min IPA.
About a month ago I had trouble brewing all-grain. Long story short, a few of you suggested BIAB. At the time, I only had maybe a 15 L pot -- so it would've been tricky to pull off. Recently I aquired a 32 L pot, so this was definately do-able. I did a sort of BIAB (basically a hybrid of BIAB and a regular mash schedule). I tried to do BIAB in the pot, but it was too wide for the bag, so I had to end up dumping the grains into the pot and then when it came to doing the sparging, I did it in the bag (which made things so much easier).
The results were great! I got around 80% efficiency, but I think I can do better next time by loosening the grains up in the sparge more and letting it sit longer.
All in all, I was done in under 8 hours!
For those of you who are curious about what I'm cooking, I'm making an absinthe lager. So far, it looks like it'll turn out. I just need to let it sit for a few more weeks; then add in the rest of the ingredients and let it sit some more.
Next on the brewing schedule will be 60 min IPA.