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   1. First BIAB -- Low Efficiency Problem

      by icemaker, 15 years ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

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      I brewed my first all-grain beer with my BIAB set up. I utilized the Amarillo Ale recipe suggested and my brew pot was almost identical to the example (60L instead of 70L; 44 cm instead of 45 cm).
      
      I put in all of the calculations and followed just everything very closely. All went well -- until I measured my OG at the end of the boil -- 1.048 instead of 1.058. By my calculations, that works out a mash efficiency of 56-57%. Yikes! I did a mash out and still got those numbers.
      
      I am wondering...

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      Ok thanks PP.
      Give it a good stir every 15mins and stir constantly during mash out.
      Taking the temp readings every 15mins as im stirring also. The colander is a bit high (200mm or so above the element) so this may be just supporting the bag.
      
      Will post the recipe soon.
      Thanks
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      DaveDoran
      12 years ago
   2. Update - The Results of My First BIAB and a Question

      by icemaker, 15 years ago in Brew Day Stories and/or Pics

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      As you may be aware, a couple of weeks ago I brewed my first all-grain beer ever -- utilizing BIAB.
      
      The recipe I used was based on the Amarillo Ale recipe suggested as a good starter beer to use. Amarillo hops were unavailable at my HBS, so I substituted the Falconer's Flight Hop blend released by the Hop Union and dry hopped with Citra.
      
      I kind of stressed out about my mash efficiency and posted about that. I was fearful that I would end up with a weak, undrinkable hop juice.
      
      I am happy to...

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      Thanks for the info! I think I will be ordering those strips you speak of PistolPatch.
      You have so much knowledge. I as well as everyone else Im sure, appreciates you passing on this knowledge :)
      
      Brandon
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      blancasterb
      12 years ago

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