boochuckles
Well-Known Member
I just finished my first BIAB and I have questions about the gravity. I took a reading after the mash and it was 1.052 then after the boil it was 1.062. Is that a normal thing for the boil, hops and evaporation to increase the gravity so much?
I have a 16 quart pot and filled it to just about the top for the mash. (Am I using the right term? This is mashing?) ~150F for an hour. 5# 2 row and 1# crystal 40. After straining the grain and squeezing the bag, I'd say there was about 3 gallons in the pot. It doesn't have marks so just a guess. Reading then was 1.052 after I cooled it down to around 70F. Then 1/2 oz cascade pellets for 60 min and 1/4oz Tetterang for 2 min. Ice bath pot till about 75F. Strained into the fermentor and then the final sample was taken. It looks like there is about 2-2 1/2 gallons in the fermentor.
So is this a normal thing for all grain brewing? Thanks for any help.
I have a 16 quart pot and filled it to just about the top for the mash. (Am I using the right term? This is mashing?) ~150F for an hour. 5# 2 row and 1# crystal 40. After straining the grain and squeezing the bag, I'd say there was about 3 gallons in the pot. It doesn't have marks so just a guess. Reading then was 1.052 after I cooled it down to around 70F. Then 1/2 oz cascade pellets for 60 min and 1/4oz Tetterang for 2 min. Ice bath pot till about 75F. Strained into the fermentor and then the final sample was taken. It looks like there is about 2-2 1/2 gallons in the fermentor.
So is this a normal thing for all grain brewing? Thanks for any help.