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Seriously I think it could definitely be of benefit to brewers doing Maxi-BIAB with the sparge step. Yes BB, that's my thought too. The extra litre or two of wort makes Maxi-BIAB much more worthwhile (as opposed to pointless) particularly if the stuff gained is the strong stuff. However, pressing t...

Beachbum is being a tad modest, that Pilsner/ Lager trophy is an enormous landmark for both himself and for BIABers everywhere, not to mention the great big swag of medals! :champ: A maximum of six beers are permitted in the BABB Annual Competition, I was quite pleased with the six I entered, every ...

Looks OK to me Nigel. :thumbs: Seeing as it is your first batch I'd err on the side of caution though, so your efficiency should be no more than 70% (as you have done), some additional room for error would increase your grainbill slightly, so I'd order a little more than you need, particularly if yo...

I think it would be Top Up Water on the right Nigel. Sorry, I've not had a chance to test this part of BS2 yet, other BS2ers may care to confirm? Oh, and well spotted! The plain water going into the fermenter certainly does need to be sanitary, everything does for that matter as the yeast is the onl...

Hi Nigel, yes, sparging at a higher temperature by i) draining the bag (equivalent to the conventional lautering), ii) adding hotter water, either by pouring it over or dunking the bag into it is also effecting what's known as a mashout. This combined sparge/ mashout achieves a couple of things, the...

If the boil is still struggling, suggest insulate around the side and also float a heat- resistant container on the wort while it boils. I once used a stainless kidney dish to do this, foil over the top of the dish helped keep the radiant (?) heat loss down. I've also seen a fellow brewer boil 50-od...

Lol, good to see some humour now and then! :P I don't stir religiously at all, for a single infusion I'll stir singly at mash in and leave it to its saccharification rest in peace. As I'm popping the lid and jumpers on I'll offer the Pastafarian Saccharifice: "May the Flying Spaghetti Monster's pira...

:champ: Sounds pretty peachy to me hbnath! The dilution is just fine, that's sometimes overlooked as a tool for manipulating specific gravity and volume, it is an integral part of Maxi-BIAB and I use it all the time. Where are you located, southern hemisphere evidently? Actually, winter often result...

Yep, I've got one , but alas it is still sitting idle since it was acquired. :idiot: Theoretically, smaller batches need not be the rule, when I finally get that thing cleaned up the first batch I'll be doing will be a Maxi- BIAB of 23L brewlength to test this hypothesis, but scaling back the Electr...

Yeah, second that about Rye, it is pretty sticky stuff, even at low proportions and after lautering. FWIW, I drain my wort with whole hops through a colander, most of it usually runs through with ease and I leave the wet hops to drain over night to capture the last bit of wort for starters, usually ...

Tom, I can see why you'd go down this path with the 15L pot, but I'm a little concerned that you're only boiling the sparge for 15 minutes, however of course I'd stand corrected if it was OK. I realise I myself recommend (and practice) adding sparge up until 15- 20 minutes from the end of the boil, ...

Hey, well done there PP! :champ: And chalk up another gong to BIAB! :cool: I'm far from being any expert, but it is hard to not be overly critical of our own beers. In some cases it seems judges aren't quite as picky and don't always refer to the style guidelines point by point, particularly for Bes...

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