BIAB Basket Question

[Bassman2003]

Hello,

I have been using my basket from NorCal and it is made really well. My hopes for the false bottom were a little optimistic though. Not that the false bottom does not work but I have added a BIAB bag to keep more sediment in place. The initial dough in lets a lot of stuff fall through to the kettle with just the false bottom alone. I bed will form just fine, but I am not happy with the initial amount of sediment.

If you had a conical it would be no problem as you could recirculate and all of the stuff would wind up in your grain bed.

I am planning on making a YouTube channel with my entire setup. But for now, here are the photos of just the basket.

 

[hafmpty]

The initial dough in lets a lot of stuff fall through to the kettle with just the false bottom alone. I bed will form just fine, but I am not happy with the initial amount of sediment.

You've probably already tried this, and if so...no worries. I was reading this post the other day:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=270963

He says that one thing he does to reduce the amount of sediment is give his grain bag a good shake to allow the flour to fall out.

Well, that flour at least from what I understand, is part of what is going to give you your sugar (i.e. it's powdered starches). BUT...you could try a variation of this method to get a similar result maybe.

1. Dump your grain into your basket, but do it over a plastic bucket.
2. Give your basket a few good shakes...or even shake it and stir it a bit with a mash spoon. (Your grain is still dry at this point so the flour will drop right out.)
3. With your water already in your kettle, put your basket into your kettle.
4. Pour the "flour" and the stuff that fell into the bucket onto the top of your grain bed. This way there will be a lot of grain material those little guys have to go through in order to get back to the bottom.

What do you think?

 

[Bassman2003]

Hey Thanks. I have not tried this but I have an active thread about sediment right now. I am thinking of something similar which would be to mill my grain, add about three gallons of strike water to the bucket and let it sit for 15 minutes. Then pouring all of this into my basket/bag to continue the mash.

Hoping this will turn all of the flour into larger bits which stay in the bag rather than flow through.

 

[wobdee]

Vorlauf a couple gal of wort before you pull the basket, I do it with mine and it makes for pretty clear wort.