I REALLY want to get to brewing again. All my gear is in Idaho, and not coming back to me. At the moment, I can’t swing building a new brewery. I’ll get there over the winter, but right now I’m thinking of doing mini AG batches on the stove. One or two gallon. Is there anything different I need to be aware of, as opposed to my old twelve gallon batches?
BIAB?
not too much difference. the same things are still important.
I’ll have top look into BIAB. Don’t know a lot about it.
At least half dozen threads in the last week or two. Do it.
It’s for sure the way to go with mini batches.
at a minimum you need a large size nylon or tulle bag, and a 2 or 3 gallon kettle. When I do it I like to use one of those little lunch mate coolers, the ones that are big enough for a couple six packs. but you can also do it right in the kettle and put the mash in a warm oven to maintain temp.
there are a few other guys on that will expound a bit more. I only do it once in a while
Doing my first BIAB in about 1 1/2 hours. The appeal for me is I can do AG on the stovetop in small batches with minimal time and cleanup. For you starting back up with no equipment the appeal is that all you need is a pot, bag, thermometer, hydrometer, and something to ferment in. Maybe a colander.
Minimal cleanup for sure, only saves me about 30-45 minutes over 10 gallons.
It depends on your situation. I wouldn’t do it for ten gallons. In my situation the time saved is the difference between being able to do it once a week or once or month or less. I’ll be going from one 5 gallon batch/ month to four 2.5 gallon batch/month. And getting better faster through repetition and experimentation.
Sorry, I meant small batch time vs. 10 gallon batch time on my big burner.
Fermenting in a colander might be problematic… But I think it’s a great idea for draining the bag.
Sounds interesting. Going to have to get to reading more witwhen I get in bed tonight. I like the short time it takes. Now that I have two kids, I don’t have the free tone like I used to.
I thought the same thing! LOL
Doh!
I take that as a personal insult ;D
Ha ha. Didn’t mean it that way. It’s been a popular subject.