Pistnbroke Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Gday all Has anyone had a go at BIAB All grain? I am considering having a crack at perhaps a small batch to begin with to acertain if AG is for me, or if I should just stick to kits, so as a result, I dont want to spend too much money just yet. As a result of this, I am thinking BIAB might be the go, as it seems to be a fairly cheap method of getting into AG. Things I aleady have: 19L Stock Pot (Cheapie I picked up from big W) Grain bag (I somehow ended up with this in my parcel when I ordered my hop sock, so I guess that was a bonus) Butane burner (cheap kind they sell for camping, not sure if this will be powerful enough to heat the water???) All the other usuals for kit brewing I.E Standard 30L FV, stirring spoon etc... Is there anything else that I need equipment wise? And does anyone have anything that I could try? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Haven't tried it myself - Would love to but haven't the room. I think BillK is a BIABer so he'll probably have some sage advice for you. Good luck with it [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 You could always start off with a partial mash. Like this: Partial Mash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Yeah mate I BIAB in a 40L urn. The best tutorial I can recommend for a 19L pot is Nick JD's 20L stovetop method. Obviously the stove is just a heat source so you can use your burner instead. You may need a mill or borrow one from somewhere. Some HBS will mill the grain for you if you ask them nicely. I also recommend installing Brewmate to work out your recipes. It is free and a very good program. You may also like to have a look at the Biabrewer website. I suggest to use a very simple recipe to start with. Maybe something like what Nick has posted in his thread. I started off with a "bog standard" American Pale Ale along the lines of: 4 kg ale malt 500g Caramalt Mash 66 degrees for an hour 40g Centennial hops for an hour 40g Cascade for the last 15 mins dry hop after 4 days with 20g Cascade or Amarillo good old US-05 fermented at 18 degrees. If you are a stronger ale freak like myself I reckon there's no harm in slipping in 300g or more of dex if you want but isn't necessary, it won't affect the flavour but ups the ABV% Welcome to the slippery slope of home brewing. Let us know how you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistnbroke Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Thanks for all that info bill, it has certainly helped persuade me to give it a go, and its certainly a slippery slope from here on. Now to order some grain and some whirlfloc [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Try get into a bulk buy for your grain or at least buy 25kg from the HBS. It will be a lot cheaper for you in the long run. Just buy the specialty grain in small amounts for now, unless of course you get in on a bulk buy. 25kg should get you about 5-6 23L brews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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