Hi there,
I am about to do my first BIAB, switching from Extract. I am doing a Wit and have used BeerSmith (also for the first time) to calculate the recipe. I get the overall method as far as BIAB is concerned, but was a bit confused as to what the Mash details from BrewSmith meant. It is telling me to:
0 Min - Saccharification (10 min rise, hold 64.4 C for 90 min
- Add 28.20l of water at 67.0 C
1:40 hours - Mash Out (7 min rise, hold 75.6C for 10 mi)
- Heat to 75.6 C over 7 min
1:57 - Mash Complete
Okay, so does this mean that I add the cold water and the grains in the bag to the pot, raise the temperature to 64.4C - which should take 10 minutes - and then hold it at that temp for 90 minutes, then increase the temp to 75.6 and hold that for 10 min?
Or, does it mean I heat the water to 67.0C first, then add the grain - which will lower the temp to 64.4C - and then hold at that temp until 90 minutes before continuing as stated.
The grains being used are 50% Torrified Wheat, 40% NZ Pilsen 2-Row Malt, 10% Flaked Oats.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I would like to have something drinkable at the end of all this!
I am about to do my first BIAB, switching from Extract. I am doing a Wit and have used BeerSmith (also for the first time) to calculate the recipe. I get the overall method as far as BIAB is concerned, but was a bit confused as to what the Mash details from BrewSmith meant. It is telling me to:
0 Min - Saccharification (10 min rise, hold 64.4 C for 90 min
- Add 28.20l of water at 67.0 C
1:40 hours - Mash Out (7 min rise, hold 75.6C for 10 mi)
- Heat to 75.6 C over 7 min
1:57 - Mash Complete
Okay, so does this mean that I add the cold water and the grains in the bag to the pot, raise the temperature to 64.4C - which should take 10 minutes - and then hold it at that temp for 90 minutes, then increase the temp to 75.6 and hold that for 10 min?
Or, does it mean I heat the water to 67.0C first, then add the grain - which will lower the temp to 64.4C - and then hold at that temp until 90 minutes before continuing as stated.
The grains being used are 50% Torrified Wheat, 40% NZ Pilsen 2-Row Malt, 10% Flaked Oats.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I would like to have something drinkable at the end of all this!