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   1. First Ever Brew and First BIAB - Amarillo APA

      by staite, 10 years ago in Brew Day Stories and/or Pics

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      Hi guys,
      
      First EVER brew tonight and obviously first ever BIAB. What an experience! I haven't even tasted the fruits of my labour but i'm already hooked.
      
      I'm just using a cheap 19L stock pot but held up well. I followed Ralph's awesome BIAB guide with the Amarillo APA and couldn't have gone smoother. I added 3L of water into the pot after mashing just to top up the volume. Got a really good rolling boil going and the house smelt fantastic...lucky the wife is away!
      
      The cooling of the wort was...

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      Staite, If you keep a towel, or another Cover on the Kettle, you can let it sit after boiling, Overnight to get to pitching temperatures.
      
      Then aerate the wort, as you drain the wort in to your fermenter, and pitch.
      
      This is a short term NO-Chill technique.
      
      The trub and wort can be strained thru a Large Fine screen Strainer. You will recover a large amount of wort, and a fist size glop of trub. Clean and sanitize the strainer if you No-Chill.
      
      The best time for ME, is add dry hops AFTER the...
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      joshua
      10 years ago

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