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I try not to get too hung up on numbers, but I like to be close. My projected OG was 1.040, but came out closer to 1.034. I don't think that's too far off, and I don't even know I would be able to tell the difference. The final OG SHOULD be around 1.010 or lower, so we'll see what happens in a coupl...

First BIAB complete!

WooHoo! Just finished my first biab on Monday, and all went well. Except for my target OG. I was off by a bit, but for my second brew overall, I just want it to come out like beer, unlike my stout. I'll worry about the numbers on the next batch now that I have the process down. Not bad at all. In fa...

Good Day Skunk.Grunt, for us, American brewers...If you need 8.25 gallons for the batch, and you have a 7.5 gallon kettle, Question... do you have a 24 quart pot also??? You will need 1.25 quarts of space for 1 pound of wet grain and .18 gallons of water lost to grain, 12.5 quarts, say 13 quarts or...

Okay, I've had a few more reads now. I'm confused on 3. The water level won't rise gradually, it will rise straight away. Do you mean that you will very slowly lower your bag of grain into the kettle? Don't stretch the limits on your first brew skunk. Ending up with 15 litres of beer is as good a g...

Ha!! Thanks stux. You replied to me on homebrewtalk.com and here. I'm having the same conversation on two boards... This is what I got from your post on the other board: Thanks stux. In US, Your equation looked something like this to me. Converted Grain Displacement .18 Pounds per gallon Max Strikew...

BTW, what does your calculator tell you the total water needed is? The calc says a total of 8 gallons. But I think I came up with a solution. 1. Heat up 6 gallons of water to mash temp. 2. Put the grains in. 3. As the water level rises, if it gets close to the top, open the spigot. 4. Drain water a...

So I plugged my recipe into this spreadsheet, and it comes up with a total mash volume of 8.25 gallons. My pot is a turkey fryer that holds 7.5 gallons. So if I do a mash filled right up to the top, it should be a concentrated wort, and I can water it down to get the proper OG, right? Or am I way o...

I am trying to help here but I am not sure of the dia. of your kettle? When I opened the calc. it showed 45.5 cm which is quite large.I switched to imp. and guessed at about 16" but that gives a mash volume of 9.63?If you can clarify this s.g I would like to follow along on this thread.Lylo My kett...

Maxi-BIAB Calculator Jun30.xls This one you can switch between metric and US imperial. Be careful as this version of the calculator doesn't automatically update the entered values when you switch units. Thanks! This is exactly what I was looking for. :thumbs: So I plugged my recipe into this spread...

I had this discussion with an experienced brewer friend of mine, and he was of the opinion that a hop spider was the best option with a fine mesh bag (A paint strainer bag from the hardware store was his choice), or in a pinch, he used some nylon knee highs from Wal-Mart he picked up for 79 cents. H...

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