photek1000
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After receiving a couple of All Grain kits for Christmas I need to upgrade some of my kit and want to check on how to adjust the kit notes for a BIAB method.
The kit upgrade is necessary as before my small batch all grain (5 Litre) or extract brews have only needed my 20 litre boiler and these kits are for 19 and 23 litre batches.
I am torn a bit with kit, my head (price) says go for this deal http://www.geterbrewed.com/basic-biab-starter-kit-kit-brewers-upgrade/ as it has all I need for around �ã100 including another bundle of grains, my heart would like to go shiny, http://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=2519 but that would be almost �ã200 once I add a wort chiller.
One kit issue I wonder about is whether the 32 litre Peco can handle all the wort and not boil over??
Now onto the recipes, both have notes for a three vessel AG brew so how do I calculate the water for BIAB? Do I add all the water, Mash and Sparge, or do I mash then add the full amount of sparge water into the boiler over the BIAB grains?
1st kit 23Litre Batch - Tim Taylor Landlord Clone - 17.81L Mash (67 for 90min) 14.21L Sparge @ 75
2nd Kit 19Litre Batch - Hobgoblin Clone - 17L Mash (67 for 90min) 19L sparge + 5L for losses
My previous small batch AG have come as stove top kits with instructions as such, so I'm needing a little guidance so as not end up with too much water..
The kit upgrade is necessary as before my small batch all grain (5 Litre) or extract brews have only needed my 20 litre boiler and these kits are for 19 and 23 litre batches.
I am torn a bit with kit, my head (price) says go for this deal http://www.geterbrewed.com/basic-biab-starter-kit-kit-brewers-upgrade/ as it has all I need for around �ã100 including another bundle of grains, my heart would like to go shiny, http://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=2519 but that would be almost �ã200 once I add a wort chiller.
One kit issue I wonder about is whether the 32 litre Peco can handle all the wort and not boil over??
Now onto the recipes, both have notes for a three vessel AG brew so how do I calculate the water for BIAB? Do I add all the water, Mash and Sparge, or do I mash then add the full amount of sparge water into the boiler over the BIAB grains?
1st kit 23Litre Batch - Tim Taylor Landlord Clone - 17.81L Mash (67 for 90min) 14.21L Sparge @ 75
2nd Kit 19Litre Batch - Hobgoblin Clone - 17L Mash (67 for 90min) 19L sparge + 5L for losses
My previous small batch AG have come as stove top kits with instructions as such, so I'm needing a little guidance so as not end up with too much water..