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I tried in on my stove to see how it worked. I put the heat on high and it worked really well. It heated a little slow but the bag was perfectly fine. I stirred regularly like you guys mentioned. I’m probably gonna stick to the stove for mashing because it was so easy!

I add heat during a mash out and prefer to bring the temperature up quickly using a propane burner. Also I'm doing a Belgian Witbier today and mash at 122 for 15 min before raising it to 154 for the 60 min. Using a thick sleeping bag hold the temp within 2.5 degrees over an hour so I haven't...

It looks like some people use vegitable steamers as false bottoms. I might try that today! Awesome! Definitely gonna try it in the future. Thanks for the link

I have done 2 BIAB beers and had a thought. Could I do the BIAB method without using the mesh bag initially? If I had 2 large pots, could I just pour wort into the second pot lined with the mesh bag and then pull the grain out? This could eliminate any scorching of the bag and make string...

Thanks, great info! I bought the heating mat you suggested. I would like to avoid buying a controller as of right now. Any thoughts on running the heating mat 24/7? I’m thinking about putting some closed cell foam or reflectix between the fermentor and heating pad to keep from overheating. Any...

I will definitely not use the space heater! Those temps are inside my apartment. The warmest place keeps a cup of water at 64. I will probably buy a heat mat.

I'm brewing a Belgian Witbier with WhiteLabs WLP410 Belgian Wit II Ale Yeast. I've read that higher fermentation temps will result in better flavors with this yeast so i'm shooting for the high end of the suggested temps. My room temp is around 60-64 this time of year and the recipe calls for...

Thanks for all the info everyone! I've got a couple more questions though. Will my timeline be good for this stronger style of beer? Any suggestions are welcome! I'm pulling information from all over the place, so I'm not 100% confident in this plan. Plan: *2 weeks in primary (plastic bucket)...

The recipe says it assumes a 70% efficiency. I'm unsure of my efficiency. I'm downloading brewtarget now and will see if I can figure out my efficiency.

I’m glad you said that! I probably would have bought distilled water. Should I just boil some tap water and let it cool? And thanks! Waiting is hardest part!

I’m glad you said that! I probably would have bought distilled water. Should I just boil some tap water and let it cool? And thanks! Waiting is hardest part!

I’ll make sure to use sterilized water next time, thanks! He said to add 15% bc BIAB is less efficient than what the recipe assumes. I think my efficiency was fine though so I may tell them to leave out the +15% next brew. May be due to squeezing the bag thoroughly and twice milled grain.

The airlock started bubbling! And I dumped the wort from as high as I could hold my pot to the bucket on the floor (5 ft) as slowly as possible. Is that a good method or should I have shaken the bucket also?

The airlock started bubbling! And I dumped the wort from as high as I could hold my pot to the bucket on the floor (5 ft) as slowly as possible. Is that a good method or should I have shaken the bucket also?

I watch Craigslist almost daily haha. $30 - 7 gallon aluminum pot and propane burner $20 - 2 pin lock kegs with hosing and connectors Free - 5 gallon glass carboy $35 - chest freezer $4 - 2 food grade 5 gal plastic buckets with lid/gasket Letgo and Offerup are getting more popular to. Worth a...