1st BIAB - Summer Lightning - with pics - 2nd now added

[anthonyUK]

I finally got around to getting a BIAB on.
I went for a Summer Lightning after a sneaky taste of an AG one in the Homebrew shop in Aldershot.
Recipe was 4.8Kg MO
I didn't have as much Challenger left as I thought so went for
18g Challenger + 32g Cascade @60 mins
15g EKG @ 10 mins
15g EKG @ 5 mins
15g EKG @ 0 mins

Rain nearly stopped play


Heating for mash


I didn't measure the amount of water but I'm guessing about 28l


Tasteful insulation


I overshot by a degree but happy with that


I drained off a small amount for a slight temperature adjustment. Is that some type of protein?


Grain bag removed and heating up for boil


60min hop with my makeshift cover which as can be seen was initially lower resulting in a minor boil over


15 mins added cooler and irish moss added


Cooling


Second makeshift cover required


Pretty much hit OG. Hop filter was pretty ineffective resulting in less than optimal clarity but OK.


All in all it went pretty well and finished around 5 hrs.
In the FV now and smells amazing.

 

[Rwilts]

Looks like you had a good day : I need to get my first biab done...withdraw symptoms setting in :?

 

[calumscott]

Nice work!! Welcome to the darkside (of the darkside)...

That does look like a nice lump of protein break in that picture. When you get a nice tight break like that you should end up with good bright beer. :thumb:

 

[Tomcat]

nicely done sir and a good choice given the weather

 

[Kevin Wood]

Glad to see it went well. :thumb:

No going back now.

Kevin

 

[cwiseman77]

Looking great mate...in the process of aquiring equipment to go BIAB so watching all these threads with huge interest! Where did you get your grain bag from?

 

[PD]

well done. shame the weather did.t co-operate fully but I'm sure it didn't dampen your style or spirit.

Onwards and upwards now.

 

[Dr Mike]

Congrats on 1st AG!

Summer Lightning is a lovely beer.

 

[anthonyUK]

Thanks guys for getting me this far.

@cwiseman - The grain bag I used was a mashing bag from the homebrewshop.co.uk - http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/cgi ... 1_21100481

It could do with being a bit deeper but it is the perfect width.

I like the process so much as has a bit of spare time today I did another one
I had a much better filter step this time.

Using what I had left -
4kg MO
150g Crystal malt
80g Black malt

30g Challenger @ 60mins
10g EKG @15mins
10g EKG @5mins

Some pics

 

[cwiseman77]

2 in one day, good man! Just bottled an IPA watchin snooker now. Cheers for the link will check it out

 

[Scott]

I salute your commitment in getting the second one underway so soon! I'm still waiting to get my second AG on, it's killing me!

 

[tommidolcetto]

That decking looks less lethal in the dry aswell.

 

[anthonyUK]

That decking looks less lethal in the dry aswell.

What you can't see is where the cats have scratched it which gives it surprising traction even when wet :)
I spent most of the weekend scrubbing that too to get rid of the winter moss which does make it lethal :?

 

[cwiseman77]

I was going to say, its a cracking looking deck and nice garden, perfect for barbies! Flat dwellers like myself are very jealous of such things :sulk:

 

[anthonyUK]

I was going to say, its a cracking looking deck and nice garden, perfect for barbies! Flat dwellers like myself are very jealous of such things :sulk:

Cheers. It did start out like this

And is now like this which is great to use

 

[Duxuk]

If anyone ever wants a really cheap brew bag, just get a few meters of nylon curtain from Ebay or wherever. For £8 I got enough for 3 brew bags. You don't need to do any sewing ( and nor does SWMBO!) Just tie a slip knot in a piece of strong nylon cord. I drop the sheet inside and lash it around the outside with a luggage strap or bungee. When you want to drain you just gather the sheet together and tie the slip knot around it. You can then lift out the grains and they cannot pull the sheet throuh the knot because there's more material on the top side of the knot than there is on the bottm. I just tie it over a beam in the garage and jiggle to get as much wort out as I wish. I don't squeeze too hard to try not to release the tannins. When you wash the sheet later there are no nooks and crannies for grains to get stuck in.

 

[cwiseman77]

I was going to say, its a cracking looking deck and nice garden, perfect for barbies! Flat dwellers like myself are very jealous of such things :sulk:

Cheers. It did start out like this

And is now like this which is great to use

Looks great! Nice job :thumb:

 

[anthonyUK]

Bottled yesterday and looking OK.
Fairly clear already which is better than I expected given the trouble I had transferring to FV.

 

[PD]

:thumb: congratulations, you will soon be enjoying those under a hot sun in your garden.