i completely forgot about the alpha acid part, is that something i can calculate using the brewing calculator thingy? Do you guys have a 'ballpark' i should just shoot for, like i said, i'm not super picky on this turning out just any certain way. Try this website, it will explain a bit of the math...

+1 Just had a sample of this brew on Friday night. Really, Really good. Thanks for recipe. Will be doing it again.

Just did my second BIAB. This time the Oven worked a treat. Mash went in at 65c and stayed exactly 65c every time I gave it an occasional stir. I think that last time I was just checking on it too much. With Two mini BIABs under my belt, it might be time to move to a Maxi-Biab. Its a lot of work to ...

I didnt actually test the oven with a thermometer. I just set it to 70. The temp gauage on my oven goes from 60 to 250c but, as you say, I dont think ovens are designed to be at a constant 70 temp. I might have a little play around with it and see what I can work out. Cheers, P

Hi, I tried the Micro BiaB in the weekend and it was fun trying a new way to brew. I ran into two problems. Firstly the Oven didnt work that well. The temp had dropped to 60c at end of the mash. Secondly, my kettle holds exactly 11 litres of water. When I heated 10 litres of water, there wasnt much ...

Hi PP and BBH, Thanks for the feedback. I am going to try the American pale ale recipe on the forum. I never thought about the loss from taking gravity readings. So PP I will give your idea a go and let you know how I get on. In regards to keeping it warm I am caught between two ideas. One is that I...

I just wanted to tag onto this topic that I want to try BIAB but I want to make really small batch sizes. I want a brew length of 5 litres. Does anyone see any problems with making BIAB for batch sizes that small?

Hi all,

I have never BIAB before, but I want to step up from extract brew to AG the cheap way. BIAB.info is a great resource for that.

Cheers,
Potatoes