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First brew day of the year a nice American Wheat. The weather is awesome and the dog and I are chilling on the deck. I'm using my new Blichmann for the first time and am brewing all grain for the first time. I'll be using the BIAB (Brew in a Bag) method for those curious. Taking the time while the water heats up to clean the garage a bit and putter around the house. Later today I might even toss something on the grill... A nice lazy Saturday, yay.
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sounds awesome. I am stuck at work (stupid flood)
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what time is dinner? i can make it in about 12 hours, give or take 24
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Missed my marks and made some rookie mistakes but it's still within tolerances. It is kind of fun being a newb again as all grain and BIAB are both totally different experiences for me.
Foxy all I got is some frozen chicken but it is so damn nice out I think I'll toss a couple breasts on the grill and put them over brown rice. Sadly my last keg kicked last night so I am drinking commercial beer right now. That is the only downside to today, lol. Getting the pipeline back up to speed now though so that shouldn't happen again.
Oh and Sneezy... that is what you get for living in an igloo with seals and stuff. 
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I want beer. 
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beer smith is a great program if you dont have it for brewing. helps with calculations.
you don't have a sprage/mash container yet?
i started brewing last year. i first started with half grain/malt extract. after that i moved right into all grain.
like they say, brewing is 70% being clean.
imo you cant make a bad batch of beer if you are clean and starle
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We brewed a clone of a beer called Skullsplitter a few months back. Unfortunately - it still needs more bottle conditioning.
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lol... starle.
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mightbe posted:
beer smith is a great program if you dont have it for brewing. helps with calculations.
you don't have a sprage/mash container yet?
i started brewing last year. i first started with half grain/malt extract. after that i moved right into all grain.
like they say, brewing is 70% being clean.
imo you cant make a bad batch of beer if you are clean and starle
BIAB is a no sparge, single pot, all grain method. I am going to get to know this method and stream line it to suit me then, if it isn't working for me, I'll change to classic all grain brewing. People are having great results with it though so if it works for me I won't bother will all the added equipment for a classic all grain setup.
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This is unsanitary.
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BIAB would be too much for me, seems like you wouldn't get enough sugar.
Were you low on OG?
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My OG was 1.042 and the recipe estimated 1.043 so not far off. For the grain bill and final volume my efficiency was right around 80%. I'm thinking lower than that but I didn't get an accurate read on my final volume. I know it was between 5.5 and 6 gallons though which puts me between 75 and 82 percent efficiency. As for the efficiency/viability of BIAB it gets comparable results to a full all grain setup which is one reason I want to give it a go.
This run had quite a few oopsies but nothing that will impact things too bad, which is one of the reasons I switched actually. I was getting complacent with extract/specialty grain brewing and wanted to add more to my brew day. I'm back to having to tune things and work out new techniques and whatnot. Should make for an interested brew year. 
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TickyAtack posted:
This is unsanitary.
haha yeah mine didn't come with cheerleaders.
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Sounds nice. I really want to get into all grain. Waiting until I don't move around so much. I already have to move enough brewing crap every year or so...
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I like wheat beer.
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deadcactus posted:
Sounds nice. I really want to get into all grain. Waiting until I don't move around so much. I already have to move enough brewing crap every year or so...
That is why I am giving BIAB a shot. It is very compact equipment wise. I'll actually be able to prune down my gear once I get the new stuff up to speed and settle on a process. After that I guess I'll start making slants or just washing yeast.
Just checked fermentation. It has been so nice out I forgot to hook up the heater... dropped below the range I set. Oh well not too far below it should heat up and the yeast should get back to work soon enough.
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All grain is about half the cost as extract...there's your other reason to go AG :P
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Working on bringing down the bill... well not so much bringing down the bill as bringing it in house. Bulk grain buys, slanting/storing yeast, maybe even growing some hops. I can't really say it is for the money though as I throw stupid amounts of money at any hobby I really enjoy so saving a couple bucks a brew isn't that big a deal, lol. Mostly it is to immerse myself more in the hobby.
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