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   1. Quick easy question re VIK temp

      by yetiboy, 11 years ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

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      My VIK is 52L at 100C, should this be entered into BIABacus as 52L or should I allow for shrinkage and enter it as 50L?
      Thanks

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      Looks like your last question passe us by Yeti :sad:.
      
      Unless you wanted to use DME and more hops, I think the only way around a problem like that is to keep boiling until you get down to your proper pre-boil gravity and then start the clock. The only thing you could do to speed up the evaporation rate miught be to put a fan on it or something.
      
      Hope you got it all sorted in the end.
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      PistolPatch
      11 years ago
   2. Yeti's First BIAB

      by yetiboy, 14 years ago in Electric BIAB

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      I made my Bombay Punk IPA on saturday, my 1st BIAB.
      I did all the measuring that was on the checklist and have filled in the details on the calculator as much as I can. I worked out my evap per hour was less than avg probably because I had the lid half on during the boil.
      My efficiency figures seem way out as does my start of boil volume - could this be because i measured the volume at 79C?
      Anyway I took a couple of photos when i wasnt too stressed lol.
      I've tried to attach my calculator if...

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      Ah cool - makes sense now. Thanks :)
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      yetiboy
      14 years ago
   3. Bag design with probe in bad position

      by yetiboy, 14 years ago in Electric BIAB

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      Ive reposted here as PP said you guys with electric elements have similar problems and may come up with an answer?
      
      Hi I am thinking about a bag for my brewpot and have issues with a thermometer probe – I presume it will catch on the bag as I’m pulling it and rip a hole.
      Thermo probe is 33cm down from top of pot and sticks out 14cm. (pot is about 50cmx50cm)
      I could make a shortened bag that sits in top half of pot only – I would lose mashing volume here and lose efficency maybe? A member of the...

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      I think I may have sorted my problem. I found a small diameter but deep sieve with a cranked handle, I bent it more so that the handle can act as a retainer on the thermometer retaining nut. The sieve now sits neatly over the probe:) I can use a normal sized bag now.
      Cheers
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      yetiboy
      14 years ago

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