Worked great. I'm thinking I am going to like this methodJimmy wrote:Just mashed in my IPA, BIAB method for the first time. Depending on how hard this cock sucker is to lift out of the keggle, will determine if I use this method again..so far so good though.
Is that 5G?Jimmy wrote:Worked great. I'm thinking I am going to like this methodJimmy wrote:Just mashed in my IPA, BIAB method for the first time. Depending on how hard this cock sucker is to lift out of the keggle, will determine if I use this method again..so far so good though.
Yeah, it was a 5g batch with 13.6lbs of grain..Wasn't bad at all to lift.GAM wrote:Is that 5G?Jimmy wrote:Worked great. I'm thinking I am going to like this methodJimmy wrote:Just mashed in my IPA, BIAB method for the first time. Depending on how hard this cock sucker is to lift out of the keggle, will determine if I use this method again..so far so good though.
Sandy
[/quote] My girlfriend stitched the bag for me, she used a serger as well as a regular sewing machine. The black stitching you can see in the picture is from the serger; all exposed edges were serged for strength, as well as to keep it from fraying. She used the sewing machine to do an inside stitch before the serge for a little extra strength. The design we went with is 2 pieces. 1 piece for the wall of the keggle, and 1 piece for the bottom (Almost like a pill shape, but one end open). The bottom is just a circle that is a few inches bigger than the bottom of the keg, and the side is just 1 piece wrapped around the keg (with a little extra space for stitching and room to fit over the keg.TimG wrote:Looks great, did you sew your own bag? I have the material but have yet to sit down and figure out how to cut the pattern for the bag (and figure out how to sew....).
What did you use for a cover on the keggle?
Do you heat water, drop bag, Pull out bag (let drain) then boil?Jimmy wrote:My girlfriend stitched the bag for me, she used a serger as well as a regular sewing machine. The black stitching you can see in the picture is from the serger; all exposed edges were serged for strength, as well as to keep it from fraying. She used the sewing machine to do an inside stitch before the serge for a little extra strength. The design we went with is 2 pieces. 1 piece for the wall of the keggle, and 1 piece for the bottom (Almost like a pill shape, but one end open). The bottom is just a circle that is a few inches bigger than the bottom of the keg, and the side is just 1 piece wrapped around the keg (with a little extra space for stitching and room to fit over the keg.
To insulate my keggle I use reflectix bubble wrap/insulation from home depot. The lid is made from a stainless steel serving tray I got at Paderno with an eye bolt for a handle. A few layers of reflectix on top of the lid, and you're good to go.
Pretty much yes. I added ~33L of water to the keg, heated to 155*, dropped bag in, added grains, mashed for 1hr, raised temp to ~168, pulled bag out, boiled.GAM wrote:Do you heat water, drop bag, Pull out bag (let drain) then boil?Jimmy wrote:My girlfriend stitched the bag for me, she used a serger as well as a regular sewing machine. The black stitching you can see in the picture is from the serger; all exposed edges were serged for strength, as well as to keep it from fraying. She used the sewing machine to do an inside stitch before the serge for a little extra strength. The design we went with is 2 pieces. 1 piece for the wall of the keggle, and 1 piece for the bottom (Almost like a pill shape, but one end open). The bottom is just a circle that is a few inches bigger than the bottom of the keg, and the side is just 1 piece wrapped around the keg (with a little extra space for stitching and room to fit over the keg.
To insulate my keggle I use reflectix bubble wrap/insulation from home depot. The lid is made from a stainless steel serving tray I got at Paderno with an eye bolt for a handle. A few layers of reflectix on top of the lid, and you're good to go.
Sandy
Extended mash went well. Saved a lot of time this evening and hit 87% efficiency... hmm.hogie wrote:Heating up the mash water for some Red Dirt Ale right now. Going to mash all day. Haven't done an extended mash before so we'll see how she goes!
What's your normal rate?hogie wrote:Extended mash went well. Saved a lot of time this evening and hit 87% efficiency... hmm.hogie wrote:Heating up the mash water for some Red Dirt Ale right now. Going to mash all day. Haven't done an extended mash before so we'll see how she goes!
Good luck keeping your feet warm this time, and I hope the rain/ice/snow doesn't cause problems.jeffsmith wrote:Planning on mashing in a IIPA at lunch time today loosely based on BYO's Stone Ruination clone recipe. Based on the weather forecast for today going to call it "Storm Rumination".
Thanks—should be ok, I only have to boil outside today, everything else can be done in the warmth of my dining room.mgc wrote:Good luck keeping your feet warm this time, and I hope the rain/ice/snow doesn't cause problems.
Well then I hope Chalmers brings over a bottle of that when he visits here next time. I would love to taste a bottle of rye anything. AndLiverDance wrote:Tomorrow chalmers JT and I are going to brew up some rye IPA and on sunday i'm gonna brew a RIS. It's a full weekend of brewing
Did you end up going with the 70qt colman extream?jeffsmith wrote:Brew went pretty well despite the cold wind making it difficult to keep a good rolling boil going. New mash tun worked great. Much better than what I'd been using previously.
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