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   1. Barley Belly's Biab Masher

      by Barley Belly, 15 years ago in Bags, Mashers, Thermometers, Kettles etc.

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      Just upgraded from 3V AG to 40ltr BIAB Single Vessel and I thought I'd also treat myself to a new stainless BIAB masher.

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      That's exactly what I use :) A large potato masher I bought at a restaurant supply shop.
      
      It works great for busting lumps and general stirring.
      A rapid up-and down motion really gets the grain off the bottom.
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      15 years ago
   2. Barley Belly's Biab Brewrig

      by Barley Belly, 15 years ago in Electric BIAB

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      Just upgraded my old 3V system to a single vessel BIAB 40ltr Urn and are yet to crack my cherry.
      
      In keeping with the tradition naming brew setups I have christened mine Grunt Brewko the Mighty BIAB Urn or just Brewko for short. :smoke:
      
      Got a Gryphon grain bag ready to go and are just waiting on Craftbrewer to send me my hop bag and some new silicone hose and I'll be ready to kick her in the guts. I also lashed out on a staino mash paddle and a staino sifter to use as a false bottom so I can...

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      It just keeps getting better, :clap: Is there no end to all this bling :party:
      I've shown the pics to SHMBO and all she said was one word,, NO! :argh: Looks like I'm gonna be stuck with my dull ally stock pot for a while :sad:
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      15 years ago
   3. Barley Belly's Maiden Biab Brew Day

      by Barley Belly, 15 years ago in Electric BIAB

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      After 26 2V/3V AG brews under my belt I decided to take the step up to BIAB and I have the pictures to prove it.
      
      WARNING:- There are heaps of pictures
      
      Here is a brew log and some pictures of my cherry poppin maiden Biab brew day for your pleasure/critique (feel free to comment on any improvements I can make or mistakes I might of made):-
      
      12.45PM Fill to 32ltr 26 degrees celcius water, urn temp control 110c, 2400w handheld in, lid on
      12.55PM Water 50C
      1.05PM Water 70C
      1.10PM False bottom...

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      MODERATOR NOTE
      We should split the bag draining into another thread :)
      
      A very sensible suggestion stux. I commenced splitting this topic but realised it would require several hours of editing individual posts etc to make a 'smooth' read. Instead I have started a new topic here .
      
      This is the best I can do. Hopefully those of you who have written above on the subject of bag draining will edit and copy some of what you have written here to the new thread.
      
      To prevent this sort of thing...
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      15 years ago
   4. Barley Belly's False Bottom

      by Barley Belly, 15 years ago in Bags, Mashers, Thermometers, Kettles etc.

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      Here a few pics of my custom false bottom. I originally planned to use a big stainless sifter as a false bottom to keep my bag away from my element. But I wasn't really happy with the idea and yearned for something better. An idea came to me and I got a local stainless fabricator to build it for me. All for $50.
      
      It's 340mm in diameter, which fits nicely inside my 355mm urn and has 50mm feet on it which keeps my bag a safe distance from the element and best of all it's stainless.

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      Wow :shock: more shiny things :champ:
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      15 years ago

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