DC Area Group Buy #13

[chisena]

I only BIAB; primarily 5G batches. It's easy and you will find it highly recommended by many as an efficient method of producing high quality beers.

 

[masonsjax]

If I was just getting into brewing, I'd definitely do BIAB. But no, I have no advice to offer

 

[PikevilleBrew]

Thanks, it seems easy enough.

 

[izzie]

I'm BIAB only after moving to all grain. 10 gallon batches with a 230v induction cooker. Pretty easy and I usually end up with a higher efficiency than my recipes call for due to a tight crush. Only issue I have is high gravity stuff, not being able to mash all that grain. I'll do a 5 gallon batch, or double brew day.

 

[sweetcell]

i did BIAB for a while, until i built my single-tier. i liked BIAB and made and great beer (IMHO). Jamil likes to point out that the one drawback of the process is that you don't recirc/vorlauf the wort so it's more cloudy than traditional mashing. i'm not sure how important that is, tho...

traditional BIAB is to use all your water from the outset. i never did that. i always mashed with 1.5-1.75 qt/pound, then used the rest of my water for a batch sparge or two. definitely increased efficiency.

 

[PikevilleBrew]

Thanks for the BIAB tips. Since I am going for smaller batches to evaluate hops and grain flavors, sounds easy enough!