Luke Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Hi All, I've been dabbling in the black art of BIAB. It's fair to say that I'll never be going back to a mash tun false bottom set up. [roll] Way too easy, mash in the kettle (temp loss over an hour about .5 to 1 deg C), lift up the bag, give it a squeeze while the boil is getting fired up.......etc.... Also, run off to the cube (no chill), pitch yeast the next day. 3-4 hrs for an all-grain brew day is fantastic. Will be doing 2 mashes on brew day soon.[devil] Started off with the pillow case shape, have since re-designed the bag to a cone shape so the draining is focused to a point. So easy, give it a go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieJosh Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Its how i have done my first and only two AG! Drinking my first now, keged my second tonight (LCPA)i like to do a kit while i have the mash going, last brew day i did the LCPA and a coopers pils, pils is still in the fermenter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 i just use the every day aussie esky - seems to work fine for me, so long as you preheat it so you dont loose so much heat during the mash. Then, because im lazy, i batch sparge - probably should fly sparge to get more efficiency, but, i cant be bothered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Luke, I would imagine that the grain filled bag is fairly heavy - do you have a pulley system rigged up for raising the bag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 Nope! I drilled a hole in the rafter on the patio & threaded some rope which I use to pull up the bag. I've got some nails in a post nearby which I hook the other end of the rope to! I shall post some pics of the high tech system next brew. [biggrin] I've figured that the grain retains 2/3 of its original weight in water after it's drained - eg. 6kg of grain weighs 10kgs after i've squeezed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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