BIAB IPA Help.....

[StroudCreek]

OK guys I would like to try brewing my first BIAB this weekend, All I have is a 30 quart pot but I would like to end up with about 5.5 gal of wort when I finish. I know I will have to add water. Can someone help my out with a IPA recipe. It would be great if I could finish with a 6% to 7% avb IPA

 

[bobbrews]

30 qt kettle = 7.5 gallon capacity

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/30qt-pot-big-enough-5-gallon-batches-16920/

It's possible, but can be a hassle. You shouldn't have to top off with extra water though. You should be able to do a full volume boil, which will help the overall quality of your IPA in the end.

You could do:

6.50 gallons, 60 minute boil
5.50 gallons, post-boil
5.25 gallons in primary
5.00 gallons bottled

Are you brewing indoors on a gas range?

BIAB is easiest if you have two kettles... or one kettle and a cooler. You need a vessel to mash the grain in while you bring the rest of your volume of water up to sparge temps. A "dunk sparge" can be done in the sparge temp. water when the mash is complete.

Is this an All Grain or Partial Mash recipe you wanted? What particular flavor-aroma profile were you looking for? Are there any commercial examples you can think of that would like to come close to?

 

[daksin]

+1 to adding a dunk sparge. It allows you to mash much more grain, since you're not doing full-volume mashing, and increases your efficiency to a much more reasonable level. A 5 gallon pot for sparging is pretty cheap.

 

[i_heart_beer]

I've started out doing biab all grain recipes on my stove stop. I've had good luck with doing two separate boils. It's the best way, I think, to get the most volume with the highest efficiency. I'm still pretty much a noob, but I've got a pretty knowledgable teacher. It's a lot of work, but I've made some great beer so far. I'm about to bottle up an Irish stout! Can't wait for it!