ZmannR2
Well-Known Member
So I've been brewing about 6 months now, I'm about 7 mini mash batches in and have always had excellent results and crystal clear beers (after cold crashing and kegging) and have always read to never squeeze the bag.
BIAB is my future, I'm building an electric set up and in my research I keep seeing the phrase "squeeze the bag". What gives?? I thought that was a no no!
Also, looking into my calculations of boil off rate and grain absorbtion. Are these good numbers?
.045 Gallons/Pounds of grain w/o squeezing
.031 Gallons/Pounds of grain with squeezing
1.25 gal/hr boil off time (11 gallon pot boiling roughly 7.5 gallons)
I'm in South Texas at Sea Level
Who has values above/below these numbers? Being my first BIAB, should I shoot for lower numbers and just top off the fermenter in the end and adjust on the next boil?
BIAB is my future, I'm building an electric set up and in my research I keep seeing the phrase "squeeze the bag". What gives?? I thought that was a no no!
Also, looking into my calculations of boil off rate and grain absorbtion. Are these good numbers?
.045 Gallons/Pounds of grain w/o squeezing
.031 Gallons/Pounds of grain with squeezing
1.25 gal/hr boil off time (11 gallon pot boiling roughly 7.5 gallons)
I'm in South Texas at Sea Level
Who has values above/below these numbers? Being my first BIAB, should I shoot for lower numbers and just top off the fermenter in the end and adjust on the next boil?