BradleyBrew
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I do all grain BIAB (mash tun + HLT setup) batches all the time. I can mash, boil, clean-up, chill wort, & pitch yeast easily within 4 hours.
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Yeah, same here. I usually mill the grain the day before, but 10 gal BIAB (no sparge) usually has me done right around 4. That is with a 60 min mash and boil. I frequently go longer on both of those so it can vary.
OK so here is my process...
Heat water in HLT takes about 15-20 depending how cold it is out side. (5ish gal)
mash in... Mash for 20 min then start recirc for 10 min. (for those of you naysayers ask for conversion reports from your LHBS' most maltsters get conversion within 5-10 min. I do 30 min cause I don't have a lab setting to do it in. But, an hour is a waste of time in my opinion.)
while that is going on I heat my second 5 gal in HLT
after the 10 min recirc I drain into my boil kettle and add the flame...
at the same time I add the other 5 gal and stir and recirc for 5-15 min depending on how many beers I've had at this point... then drain to the kettle witch has nearly come to a boil (or has accidently come to a boil due to me being tipsy)
have my roughly 8 gal of wort in kettle and bring to a boil (doesn't take too long 10 min max) due to heating the first runnings...
boil 60 min. cool direct from kettle to fermenter via plate chiller (use plate chiller water to add to my HLT and heat during 10 min it takes to chill to 72-75 deg (can take 15 min and chill to 65 or so but I like to pitch hot during this time of year.
Take my heated water and run it through my equipment to rinse out everything and clean as usual. I don't scrub and disassemble my whole stand and valves etc anymore every time, maybe once every couple months, but everything is going to be boiled anyway. takes probably 30 min to clean if I'm thorough.
Wahlaa! Go have another home brew... that is just under 3 hours if my math is right...
Heat water in HLT takes about 15-20 depending how cold it is out side. (5ish gal)
mash in... Mash for 20 min then start recirc for 10 min. (for those of you naysayers ask for conversion reports from your LHBS' most maltsters get conversion within 5-10 min. I do 30 min cause I don't have a lab setting to do it in. But, an hour is a waste of time in my opinion.)
while that is going on I heat my second 5 gal in HLT
after the 10 min recirc I drain into my boil kettle and add the flame...
at the same time I add the other 5 gal and stir and recirc for 5-15 min depending on how many beers I've had at this point... then drain to the kettle witch has nearly come to a boil (or has accidently come to a boil due to me being tipsy)
have my roughly 8 gal of wort in kettle and bring to a boil (doesn't take too long 10 min max) due to heating the first runnings...
boil 60 min. cool direct from kettle to fermenter via plate chiller (use plate chiller water to add to my HLT and heat during 10 min it takes to chill to 72-75 deg (can take 15 min and chill to 65 or so but I like to pitch hot during this time of year.
Take my heated water and run it through my equipment to rinse out everything and clean as usual. I don't scrub and disassemble my whole stand and valves etc anymore every time, maybe once every couple months, but everything is going to be boiled anyway. takes probably 30 min to clean if I'm thorough.
Wahlaa! Go have another home brew... that is just under 3 hours if my math is right...
