If the second pot is for a batch sparge of the grain left in the bag following separation from the mash liquid all you need is a (preferably food safe) container that is suitable for handling liquids at about 75*C. I use a 15litre plastic FV, which is more than enough for what I actually need. In your case a similar 10litre container would be fine. So you don't need a second pot. I just pour the batch sparge liquid into the main pot ready for the boil to commence.
Sounds good and about right. I made a bit of a mess but all was well. Second was the residue water heated to 85 degrees then the 'bag' placed in it, removed from heat and left for an hour then tipped into pot 1. No idea why i was just 'following ze orders'
Cant see the need to leave it for an hour. With grain weights <2kg you can easily move the bag around to ensure the grain is fully rinsed and this will extract most of the residual sugars. I do this and the bag is in the sparge liquid no more than about 10 minutes whilst the 'first runnings' are heating up in the pot ready for the boil. This works for me timewise, and more to the point I still get good efficiency. And finally with such small volumes a kitchen kettle can be used to heat up brewing water, which, in my case, is much quicker than using the cooker hob .Sounds good and about right. I made a bit of a mess but all was well. Second was the residue water heated to 85 degrees then the 'bag' placed in it, removed from heat and left for an hour then tipped into pot 1. No idea why i was just 'following ze orders'
Im sure i will figure this out as i get more experienced/proficient.
Im doing my second one on Saturday. The Buds IPA.Kit arrived today, I'm looking forward to making it, hopefully this weekend
Just ordered some stuff off Get Er Brewed you can create your own all grain kit which I thought was really good. Ford time buying stuff like this so not sure how competitively priced it is. Delivers was £6.95 to mainland UK but looked like it will be shipped express. I guess I'll find out on Monday.
They do the custom grain kits only downsides with them is that they do nit seem to offer the full range of hops which is a bit of a pain if you want anything even slightly out of the norm I.e. no Bramling cross. Overall I’m rather found of them as I do a lot of 9-12L batches being able to order just what I need is great.
Tell us what the instructions say and members will make some suggestions.
Being an absolute BIAB beginner, what is a batch sparge? My plan was to drain the bag into the cooking pot after mashing in it, squeeze the bag and then boil.
A batch sparge is the process where the grain bag is removed from the mash vessel after it has been completed (in my case from my boil pot) and transferred to another vessel which contains hot water (say about 75*C) which then rinses or sparges more of the residual sugars from the grain. That way you get more efficiency than a full volume mash. For stove top with smallish grain weights and bags you can easily move the bag in the sparge liquid to speed up the extraction, and in my case this takes no longer than about 10 minutes in total. I then remove the bag from the sparge liquid and combine the sparge liquid with the liquid from the mash to prepare for the boil.
My advice to you is to buy the largest stock pot you can accommodate on your hob to successfully boil the hops in the wort. In my case this is an 11 litre pot* in which I can boil 9 litres. I can also fit the stock pot in my oven on a low setting to accurately control the mash temperature Buying big gives you the flexibility to increase your brew size. That fulfils paras 1 and 2 in the instructions, provided your single pot is greater than 6.5 litres.
