So I wanted to do smaller batches and Ive been eyeing an Anvil Foundry for awhile but have never had the cash to do so.
Found a used Gigawort 4.4gallon on craigslist for cheap so I scooped it up.
In testing with water it seems to do a fine job of bringing to temp and the temps seem pretty accurate after testing with my digital probe thermometer.
My 1st question is this... I always brew more than I plan to drink and since my preferred serviing medium in a 5 gal corny keg, I want to get as much beer out of this thing as possible.
Looking to try to make a 3.5 gallon batch. Now Ive never done BIAB nut it doesnt look difficult. My issue with this is that I cant sparge and if I pull the bag and my wort level is too low for the recipe the only option I have is to just had hot water directly to the wort. What Ive thought about doing, instead of using this as an all in one system is just to use it as a Boil kettle.
So I would heat up my strike water in the Gigawort, transfer that into mash tun, add grains to mash tun and mash. While it is mashing I would heat up my sparge water in the gigawort and when it reaches temp, wait until mash is done and transfer that water to an hlt. With the gigawort now empty I would mash out into the gigawort and sparge in the mash tun to reach my desired volume, then boil.
Has anyone else ever done it this way?
Also does anyone who owns one have any tips or tricks to make sure I dont scorch my wort but be able to keep a rolling boil for an hour?
Thanks everyone.
Found a used Gigawort 4.4gallon on craigslist for cheap so I scooped it up.
In testing with water it seems to do a fine job of bringing to temp and the temps seem pretty accurate after testing with my digital probe thermometer.
My 1st question is this... I always brew more than I plan to drink and since my preferred serviing medium in a 5 gal corny keg, I want to get as much beer out of this thing as possible.
Looking to try to make a 3.5 gallon batch. Now Ive never done BIAB nut it doesnt look difficult. My issue with this is that I cant sparge and if I pull the bag and my wort level is too low for the recipe the only option I have is to just had hot water directly to the wort. What Ive thought about doing, instead of using this as an all in one system is just to use it as a Boil kettle.
So I would heat up my strike water in the Gigawort, transfer that into mash tun, add grains to mash tun and mash. While it is mashing I would heat up my sparge water in the gigawort and when it reaches temp, wait until mash is done and transfer that water to an hlt. With the gigawort now empty I would mash out into the gigawort and sparge in the mash tun to reach my desired volume, then boil.
Has anyone else ever done it this way?
Also does anyone who owns one have any tips or tricks to make sure I dont scorch my wort but be able to keep a rolling boil for an hour?
Thanks everyone.