what Niman says. How would you lift the grain bag outof the pot? You'd need some sort of small crane
I was thinking bag as I would also do 5 gallon batches, if that would work ??
I'am still learning so would welcome advice
Yes like I mentioned above, for true BIAB it is actually the right size pot for 5 gallon batches.. just bare in mind you will need to be able to adequartely heat about 33l of water in it.
I did this for another Post ...
How fast do you want to get your wort to boiling point?
Here's the calculation for a 7.5kWh heater to raise 50 litres of water from 15 degrees to 100 degrees.
50 litres = 50kg = 50,000 grams
Specific heat of water is 4.2 joules / gram.Kelvin
From 15 to 100 degrees is 85 Kelvin
Energy needed is 50,000 grams x 85 degrees Kelvin x 4.2 joules = 17.85 Mega Joules
kWh = 1000W x 3600 seconds = 3.6 Mega Joules
Therefore, energy needed is 17.85 / 3.6 = 4.96kWh (i.e. it would take one hour to raise the wort to boiling using a 4.96kWh heater)
Therefore the time to raise the temperature from 15 degrees to boiling point with a 7.5kwh heater is 4.96 / 7.5 = 0.66hrs = 40 minutes.
For me, 7.5kw would be big enough.
You can modify the figures for a 5kw heater.
Opps the to a both posts did not show an till I posted , sorry
I still can't find a bag
What do other peaple do/use
Opps the to a both posts did not show an till I posted , sorry
I still can't find a bag
What do other peaple do/use
Well it turns out it's a 70 litre pot
Is this to big to do 5 gallon batches
I'am still trying to get my head round this, biab or no bag
I would really appreciate any advice please
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