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First BIAB bottled

Post #1 made 11 years ago
by jayjay
So I finally got my BIAB equipment together and got a brew done. Used the BIABacus to convert the Dr Smurto's Golden ale recipe to suit my 20L birko urn.

Anyway, things were tasting pretty good prior to bottling and I'm really looking forward to sampling the finished product.

Things didn't go perfectly smoothly, efficiencies weren't fantastic and my O.G. was a little lower than expected...BUT it was a fun day and a big learning curve. After many kit brews it is awesome to have an all grain brew under my belt.

Anyway, I'm looking for a bit of feedback on my BIABacus file before I launch into my next brew (Bohemian Pilsner)

Cheers
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Post #2 made 11 years ago
by PistolPatch
Congratulations jayjay :thumbs: :salute: :champ:,

Your file is perfectly filled out and there is nothing to worry about at this stage.

Your mash volume was very close so this is a good sign that you measured your initial water and grain correctly.

In Section P, theoretically EIB and EAW should match. It's not unusual though to get a 5% difference between the two simply due to our inaccuracies of measurement. Yours is about a ten percent discrepancy but let's see what happens on the next run as one brew really tells you nothing much number-wise.

If you didn't give the mash some regular temperature checks and stirs on this brew, try that on the next run. Otherwise I can see nothing to do except brew again.

:party:
PP
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Post #3 made 11 years ago
by jayjay
Thanks for that PistolPatch, appreciate the feedback.

As you said I think brewing again...and again, is the best option to improve.
I didn't do a mashout with the golden ale so that will definitely be on the agenda for the next brew.

Cheers :thumbs:

Post #4 made 11 years ago
by PistolPatch
A mash-out is good but regular stirring and temp checks during the mash are the first priority ;). (Not sure if you gathered that bit from my last post ;)).
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