Howdy all! Brand new to BIAB brewing, so I’m hoping this forum is ok to post to. I’m brewing my first batch of BIAB. It’s a blonde, and I plan to add blueberry extract to the keg stage after fermentation. Here is what I have -
8lbs. Of 2 Row Premium Malt
1oz of Mt. Hood Hops
US-05 yeast
I plan to use 6.5 gallons of strike water, but I’m working with an 8 gallon brew kettle.
Any thoughts? Thanks!
I assume you are worried about space in your kettle? 8# of grain should displace about a gallon of water and absorb about .8 gallons so you should have enough room.
Excellent, thanks Pete! If I don’t, I’m assuming my end product going to fermentation will be smaller, how will this affect OG?
I actually do a “dunk sparge” when doing biab. I use 1.5 quarts of water per pound of grain as my strike water. The remaining water I put in a separate kettle. While mashing I heat the rest of the water to about 175 and when I’m done mashing I pull the bag, drain over the mash kettle, then transfer to the other. I move that around a bit, drain bag again, and combine contents of both kettles for the boil. That gives you extra room and IME, just a bit better efficiency.
Ok great, I can give that a shot! Thanks again!!