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   1. First BIAB beer on its way

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

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      Good Day BIABers,
      My first BIAB is busy fermenting. Brewed on Saturday using a 50L Urn. Planned on using 42L for mashing, but only filled up to 40L when i saw possible overflowing problems.
      
      Mashed 7.5Kg of grain and expected around 1.056 OG and hit 1.055 (Sparged with 2L 70C water and 90min boil). Was worried that the home made bag might give in with the big load but it held nicely.
      
      Used an immersion chiller to about 30C and dumped the whole kettle in my conical fermentation vessel. Not...

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      If you are worried about temperature read about my first attempt:
      
      It amazingly turned out to be one of the best beers I have ever brewed (and it wasn't just me, my friends and family thought so too ;) ). Lesson to be learned: Relax and have a homebrew!!
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      SacSoul
      15 years ago

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