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Hi MM, grats! This kind of thing is great for biab, and its giving me the confidence that I don't have to buy a mash tun after all. By the way, that red sounds quite delicious. Would you mind posting the recipe? If not, that is ok! of course I'll share.. that's what this hobby is about right? here'...

thanks for the kind words.. yes first ever AG and first ever BIAB.. I took a recipe I had been making for a couple years as extract with steeped grains and converted it to all grain. The best thing about all grain is I was able to determine the exact flavor profile I was shooting for. deep dark red,...

Terrific job MM, that's just brilliant! :thumbs: You've obviously got some serious skills and good techniques, for a novice AG brewer to take out a first in what seems to be quite a large competition and to follow that up with a placing says to me it wasn't just good luck. Maybe add a post in the B...

I just recently entered 2 beers into a local competition. There were over 500 beers entered in total across several groups/categories. Mine were in groups 10 and 19 categories 9D Scottish and Irish Ale and 13C Oatmeal Stout. My Irish Red Ale took 1st and my Oatmeal Stout took 2nd. As soon as I get t...

BIAB and quality.

I have made 4 BIAB brews so far and tomorrow will be my 5th. I have seen posts claiming that BIAB can't make a quality award winning beer. All I have to say is BS!!! My first ever AG as well as first ever BIAB just took 1st in a LARGE local competition. My second BIAB just took 2nd Group 10 1st Ragi...

pre-boil gravity is 1.046 (temp corrected) I was shooting for 1.052.. of course that was a planned 6.5 gallons into the boiler. ended up squeezing a lot more from teh grains than planned so I got 7.5 gallons. oh well, I'll just boil a little longer.

hehe.. I'll have my 17 year old son lift it... wait.. he's a wimp.. I'll lift it and have him slide the colander and 5 gallon stock pot under it. Cruel..Remember its your kids who choose your retirement home!! lol.. it's true.. he's lazy too (still in bed after promising to get up and help me brew)...

BIAB number 2 under way!!

Today will be BIAB number 2. Brewing an Oatmeal Stout. Should end up very dark, very chewy, malty/toasty/roasted with just enough hops to make it not cloying but not overly bitter. Dwarven Warrior Oatmeal Stout 9lbs Pale Malt 1lb Oat flakes (toasted at 350F for 20 minutes) 1lb Oat malt 12 oz. chocol...

no worries PP. Better late than never. I got this batch bottled last night. As far as cold temps. A day brewing is better than a day working for the wife. I'll be doing my second BIAB this coming weekend. Again temps are forecast to be around 35F

well... it took 2 weeks to ferment. but finally it's done. OG 1.059 FG 1.013= 6% alcohol. I need to cold crash it to get it to drop clear before bottling. The sample tasted GREAT. not over hoppy (which is what I was shooting for) color is nice and red. malt aroma comes through nicely as well as the ...

yeah, that's what the chart says.. with FWH it's supposed to give the aroma and flavor of late addition hopping along with a little bitterness. Plus it supposedly changes the PH of the water to allow for better utilization of your hops added during the boil. I say supposedly since I'm not a chemist ...

beer smith doesn't take into account that we squeeze our grains. that reduces the absorption. if you had boiled down to 21L you would have been a lot closer to your expected SG. It all comes from learning your equipment and how much you lose to absorption and boil off.

that's the beautiful part of this hobby. What works for one person may or may not work for another. I myself will be bottling my first BIAB this weekend. It's not my first BIAB, its my first AG and my first beer that I did a FWH too.. I decided to try it and see if it does in fact make a smoother bi...

Doesn't really matter where you live, mashing is the process of converting the starches in the grain to a usable sugar for the yeast to use. wort is a common term used for the liquid produced by mashing. It is also what the liquid is called before the yeast convert the sugars to alcohol. FWH is the ...

yes... FWH is the hops added BEFORE the boil.. in a traditional setup you would add the hops to the brew kettle along with the first running's (first wort) just before you start the sparge. For me, I add them to the boil kettle while I have my grain bag draining in another pot. I let it drain for 20...

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