wasteofliam
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Here's my situation:
I am planning on (finally) jumping from extract brewing to brew in a bag, as I am sick of buying extract and I want more control over my finished beer.
I am planning to brew a NEIPA batch that I will be split into 2 fermenters, which will each get different dry hops, yeast and fruits. One will be , and was planning on each batch being 4 gallons(I could settle for 3-3.5).
My grain bill is coming out to 18lbs total, and as I've never done all-grain before I'm realizing my possible volume issue. I have a 10 gallon kettle at the moment. Is this feasible? Do I absolutely HAVE to get a bigger pot, or decrease my volume?
Or will the below option work?:
Heat and mash with 7 Gal and then do a rinse/sparge with another gallon of heated water to rinse the bag and gain a little volume and efficiency, then top off with water in fermenters if needed to get to ideal volumes.
Is it okay to top off when using BIAB?
Can I make a more concentrated wort using this method, then add water, or do my volumes have to be correct and set in stone?
Will my 10 gallon kettle fit 7 gallons of water and 18lbs of grain?
Any thoughts appreciated before I dig into this.
Edit: Worth noting that I very rarely do this size(8 gallon) batches. Normally 5 gallon batches, which should be fine with my 10 gallon kettle.
I am planning on (finally) jumping from extract brewing to brew in a bag, as I am sick of buying extract and I want more control over my finished beer.
I am planning to brew a NEIPA batch that I will be split into 2 fermenters, which will each get different dry hops, yeast and fruits. One will be , and was planning on each batch being 4 gallons(I could settle for 3-3.5).
My grain bill is coming out to 18lbs total, and as I've never done all-grain before I'm realizing my possible volume issue. I have a 10 gallon kettle at the moment. Is this feasible? Do I absolutely HAVE to get a bigger pot, or decrease my volume?
Or will the below option work?:
Heat and mash with 7 Gal and then do a rinse/sparge with another gallon of heated water to rinse the bag and gain a little volume and efficiency, then top off with water in fermenters if needed to get to ideal volumes.
Is it okay to top off when using BIAB?
Can I make a more concentrated wort using this method, then add water, or do my volumes have to be correct and set in stone?
Will my 10 gallon kettle fit 7 gallons of water and 18lbs of grain?
Any thoughts appreciated before I dig into this.
Edit: Worth noting that I very rarely do this size(8 gallon) batches. Normally 5 gallon batches, which should be fine with my 10 gallon kettle.
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