biab

[chrisjj]

hi , i am going to start brew in a bag ,and this might be a stupid question but ,what size stock pot and strainer bag should i buy to do a 23ltr batch.

chris

 

[Rwilts]

Chris,

have a read here..
viewtopic.php?f=30&t=35233

I went for a 50L pot so that i wouldn't have to do a Maxi BARB.

I bought 2 meters of voile from the cheapest source on ebay.

Good luck :

 

[EskiBrew]

keep us posted Chris :thumb:

 

[stuey]

Similar question to Chris really (sorry for the minor hi-jack!) and sorry for the silly question.....

Could you do a BIAB process to give you 23 litres of wort in a 40 litre Buffalo boiler?

Cheers

Stu :)

 

[joe1002]

Have a read of the paragraph titled "The pot" under the above link :thumb:

 

[stuey]

Have a read of the paragraph titled "The pot" under the above link :thumb:

Damn damn damn!!

I was so sure I had read that article properly a couple of days ago!!

Have been planning on buying a 40 litre buffalo to do Biab with a view to it becoming my boiler in the future for 3 vessel.

Boo! Always read things properly!!

 

[calumscott]

what size stock pot and strainer bag should i buy to do a 23ltr batch

I'd recommend a 50l. Big beers need a bit of space and a 50l will give you enough space for a big grain bill and all the water. :thumb:

Could you do a BIAB process to give you 23 litres of wort in a 40 litre Buffalo boiler?

Kind of... You don't have enough space to mash the lot at full length but you could easily mash for a 23l and have a little sparge of your bag to bring the pre-boil brew length up. There are a few who do it this way with great results. :thumb:

 

[chrisjj]

thanks for the replys guys, 50ltr stock pot it is and a 24inchx24inch strainer bag. : :thumb: :party:

 

[StrangeBrew]

thanks for the replys guys, 50ltr stock pot it is and a 24inchx24inch strainer bag. : :thumb: :party:

Good choice, I went for this one:

Bare pot
http://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/index.ph ... ductId=192

Complete and ready to go
http://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/index.ph ... ductId=389

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[danb]

i have a 30l buffalo that i will be using for doing 21/23l brews with depending on the grain bill. i would have gone bigger but managed to get the boiler as new for £15 so going to use it. im going to to do the dunk sparging method and then keep a bit of wort back and top up as it evaporates when boiling

 

[johnnyh]

I got a 20 litre brewlength out of my 30l Buffalo without the dunk sparging, all grain and water in from the start. Still had headroom and never came anywhere near the top and a boil over.

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[danb]

how big was the grain bill for that mate. i havent done my first brew in there yet and never done any ag before so not sure how much headroom for boiling ill need till i try it out. i was going to start the boil with 26l and see how it goes.

 

[johnnyh]

I used a total of 4kg of grain, and about 27 litres of water.
I've got the full details at home, so will add more info when I get back.