Straight to the point, I am wanting to brew some big beers for the first time with a target OG of 1.125+ using my BIAB system. I currently use a 10 gallon spike kettle (11 gallon capacity) and sparge when needed for volume limitations. Any tips and guidance are appreciated from those more experienced who have successfully done this.
My current plan:
Brew two completely separate sessions and fill into the same fermenter. I would brew two 3 gallon batches and sparge to get my pre-boil volume. I assume my kettle would be maxed out with the grain bill. I would then combine both batches into the same fermenter and aerate/pitch yeast. I am thinking it shouldn't be a problem for the first batch to sit in the fermenter for a few hours while brewing the second batch.
What can I expect for efficiency using this plan? I normall am around 79% efficiency.
My current plan:
Brew two completely separate sessions and fill into the same fermenter. I would brew two 3 gallon batches and sparge to get my pre-boil volume. I assume my kettle would be maxed out with the grain bill. I would then combine both batches into the same fermenter and aerate/pitch yeast. I am thinking it shouldn't be a problem for the first batch to sit in the fermenter for a few hours while brewing the second batch.
What can I expect for efficiency using this plan? I normall am around 79% efficiency.