BIAB Sanity Check - First planned brew

[timfuller]

Thought I would just chuck this one out there... All feedback welcome...

Have been planning my first BIAB brew for a few weeks and have assembled the various bits of kit as follows...

19l Stock Pot
Vegetable steamer insert as a false bottom
Large Colander to fit pot for draining
Youngs Mashing and Sparging bag, fits the pot pretty well
Thermometer probe and display unit
15l Fermentation Bucket with airlock
other bits that i had already (Hydrometer, trial jar, spoon etc)

My plan is for 11l into the FV and then 10l into the Corny

I am a big fan of Wheat beers, just done a Coopers kit based Wheat and thought i would try a cleaner more hoppy American Wheat so have gone for the following. I took this from the "Home Brew Beer" by Greg Hughes and scaled using BeerSmith. I was looking for something simple as I am really trying to get a feel for the BIAB process with this brew.

16l Water at 69c then add bag and grain
65c Mash for 60 mins.

1.50kg Weyermann Wheat Malt Light
1.00kg Weyermann Pilsner Malt
0.15kg Weyermann CaraPils
8.5g Citra pellets 14.5% (70mins)
1/4 Protofloc tablet 15mins
12.5g Citra Pellets 14.5% (flameout)
WhiteLabs WLP320

Estimated OG 1.055
Estimated FG 1.010

23.1 IBU
6.5 EBC

ABV - 4.7%

Ferment at 18c

Would be great to get any views/comments/advice on this...

Planning it for Sat morning as SWMBO is taking the kids shopping for the morning.......
:drink:

 

[Rivvo]

Personally I'd lose the carapils unless you want a darker wheat beer, also no need for the protofloc (though I have used it in a wheat beer with no adverse effects, only need 1/3 of a tablet for a 23 litre brew for any beer but you might struggle to divide it lower than 1/4:-D) you could consider using 10% of oats (I use normal porridge oats) to help with mouthfeel/body and head retention, good luck.

 

[Duxuk]

Aren't you supposed to heat the mash slowly and do a glucan rest if you use oats? Don't know much about it but I'm sure this is what has detered me from trying oats in the past.
Yes, I wouldn't want to add any colour to a wheat beer, so just pale and wheat malts. I also woldn't bother about trying to clear it. It will be more authentic if it's cloudy.
I would use a quilt/ sleeping bag / blanket to insulate the pot, removed from the heatwhilst mashing , to avoid overheating and hot spots.
Best of luck. Write an idiot sheet and remember to look at it so you don't forget anything.