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I did a BIAb of the all-grain NB/Surly Smoke kit back on July 28th. All went well even though I only hit 1.082 instead of 1.087 per the instructions. Primary fermentation also went well. I used a 6.5 gallon carboy and blow-off tube in a bucket of sanitizer. I did 2 weeks at a very controlled...

Same here. I had two packs of 1056 semi-swollen. I was just able to pop the inner pack on each package with lots of force.

Is this real life? I think you're missing the point of BIAB.

Maybe next time, use your eyes and hands to do the checking. Just a suggestion. :mug:

Sound perfectly fine for a hef with some nice esters. Ferment in the mid 70s for even more!

I've gotten great esters (mainly banana) from underpitching (a smack pack of 3068 into 1.056 OG) and fermenting warm at 76. I have one fermenting right now.

Only time will tell. Wait it out and try a bottle every other month or so. It's a longshot and I know you've already bottled, but you could make a second batch and mix the two.

Got one last week at that price with the coupon. Great deal.

Cleaning debris from the fruit is a given. The discussion was about pasturization and sanitation. Yes, I have sanitized fruit with the vinegar/water rinse. Makes them last longer when you buy a large quantity and you don't want to freeze them.

DMS shouldn't be an issue if you're just boiling the hops. You'll also get better hop utilization without boiling the extract.

Just bringing the strawberries up to 160 would work. No need to cook them. You could also rinse them in Star San, Sani Clean or a 1:3 white vinegar to water wash. Better question since you're doing a wheat; what yeast will you use? If you're going with the Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan, I...

thanks for the heads up on the GE 7cf freezer. I was at HD yesterday and took pics of the 5cf and 7cf freezers. Great deal with the $10 discount.

great!

Starsan or a 3:1 water to white vinegar solution

Any chance of doing this again?

what is the process you guys are using to ferment in the kegs? Also, why? Is there a benefit to doing this over a carboy or bucket?

new brewer here; I thought Citra has more grapefruit and citrus flavors. Doesn't Simcoe have a lot of tropical fruit flavors?

I did a BIAB of NB's All Grain Cream Ale last month and added 1/2 pound of flaked oats. This gave the beer a nice, thick, heavy foam head that retains the entire glass.

Just bumping a fairly recent thread. Any other CO2 refill stations in the Stafford, VA area? I'm getting my kegging system Friday and would be looking to refill on Saturday. Maybe I'll try out the homebrew shop in Fredricksburg.