I brewed an AG kit saturday using the BIAB method and everything wen great until my thermometer broke with 10 minutes left in the mash http://www.biabrewer.info/posting.php?mode=post&f=5# Admittedly I panicked a bit, but not having lost any temp in 50 minutes I let sit for 10 more to finish the mash, then I proceeded to add heat, on medium, Theorizing that if I gradually take it to a boil I will hit something "relatively close to mashout. I pulled the bag and let drip when I "thought" it was approaching the "too hot" point.
I calculated my pre-boil efficiency at 83% and my OG was dead nuts at 1.040 exactly what the recipe calls for. I am not sure what to expect, but I am hoping for the best.
Given the use of a fine mesh bag I was a little surprised at the amount grain particles in the pre-boil wort, I was expecting the bag to strain most of that Oh Well.
I will be getting a new Thermometer today and brewing a hefe this weekend.
Post #2 made 14 years ago
Congrats on your first brew crusader, 83% is a fantastic result for your first go.
You can determine mash and mash out temperatures by looking at the surface of the liquor (if I can find a link, I'll throw it in later). It does take a bit of practice but it is obvious once you start looking for it. Definitely get a new thermometer though!
You can determine mash and mash out temperatures by looking at the surface of the liquor (if I can find a link, I'll throw it in later). It does take a bit of practice but it is obvious once you start looking for it. Definitely get a new thermometer though!
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