borovy3488
Well-Known Member
OK, I bought the ingredients for my first BIAB and I am having trouble with the calculations. I should have done all this first.
I didn't even think about the pot size before buying the bag and ingredients (dumb, i know). I'm planning on brewing BM's Centennial Blonde, so I have 8.75 lbs of grain. My turkey fryer set us is advertised as 35 quarts, so about 8.75 gallons.
Here's the problem. How much water do I need in the pot to start with to end up with 5-5.5 gallons of beer? I ran the calculator here, and it says 7.88 gallons of mash water. Is this after adding the grain? If not, how many gallons will it get to after adding the grain?
Sorry for so many questions, but I am pretty confused here.
Here's the settings I used on that calculator:
Ingredient Amounts
Amount of grain (lb) - 8.75 lbs
Amount of hops (oz) - 1 oz
Boil Information
Boil duration (min) - 60 min
Boil off rate (gal/hr) - .75 gal/hr
Volumes
Volume of finished beer (gal) - 5.5 gal
Volume lost to fermentation trub (gal) - .5 gal
Miscellaneous
Diameter of kettle (in) - 11.75 in
Mash temperature (F) - 150 F
Grain temperature (F) - 70 F
I didn't even think about the pot size before buying the bag and ingredients (dumb, i know). I'm planning on brewing BM's Centennial Blonde, so I have 8.75 lbs of grain. My turkey fryer set us is advertised as 35 quarts, so about 8.75 gallons.
Here's the problem. How much water do I need in the pot to start with to end up with 5-5.5 gallons of beer? I ran the calculator here, and it says 7.88 gallons of mash water. Is this after adding the grain? If not, how many gallons will it get to after adding the grain?
Sorry for so many questions, but I am pretty confused here.
Here's the settings I used on that calculator:
Ingredient Amounts
Amount of grain (lb) - 8.75 lbs
Amount of hops (oz) - 1 oz
Boil Information
Boil duration (min) - 60 min
Boil off rate (gal/hr) - .75 gal/hr
Volumes
Volume of finished beer (gal) - 5.5 gal
Volume lost to fermentation trub (gal) - .5 gal
Miscellaneous
Diameter of kettle (in) - 11.75 in
Mash temperature (F) - 150 F
Grain temperature (F) - 70 F