GrowleyMonster
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I am wondering whether it is better to go all malt, or malt with adjuncts. I have enjoyed my all LME low hops batches so far. I am not looking for fancy or exotic flavors, just intoxicating liquid bread that tastes good. But I am interested in saving a buck where it is practical. For that reason alone, I am considering BIAB with adjunct grains. Mostly I am looking for the answer to two questions.
1. Can realize significant savings by adding unmalted grains to the mash bill?
2. How much unmalted grain can I expect a pound of malted barley to convert? I realize this is different for different grains, but as examples: oats, barley, corn, wheat. I won't be doing rice, I don't think. Or rye or millet or anything exotic.
I am looking to put together an inexpensive mash bill for a 5 gallon batch at an OG of around 1.06 to 1.063, somewhere around there. And I will be using BIAB, fine grind, no sparging, 100% boil in a 100 quart aluminum crawfish pot on an outdoor propane burner with an ounce of Cascade for 45 minute boil time. I have ordered a prefab immersion chiller, 50' 3/8" stainless, but if it doesn't arrive in time I will be using ice bags or frozen PET bottles for chilling as the pot is too big for the outdoor deep sink. Or I may pre-chill down to about 150 in a washtub. Just to put this into perspective. Mostly I am hoping to get tips for putting my mash bill together cheaply. My mill is due to arrive today and I have a nice trub in the primary that I hope to use for fermenting the BIAB batch on Sunday, when I move the batch in primary to a secondary. So Sunday will be the big brew day and Friday I plan to visit the LHBS for my fermentables. Buying over the counter instead of online makes for one last chance for somebody to tell me if I am doing something that won't work, I figure. Plus, with shipping, savings from buying online probably isn't all that significant, I am guessing, since I am only buying enough for one batch initially.
1. Can realize significant savings by adding unmalted grains to the mash bill?
2. How much unmalted grain can I expect a pound of malted barley to convert? I realize this is different for different grains, but as examples: oats, barley, corn, wheat. I won't be doing rice, I don't think. Or rye or millet or anything exotic.
I am looking to put together an inexpensive mash bill for a 5 gallon batch at an OG of around 1.06 to 1.063, somewhere around there. And I will be using BIAB, fine grind, no sparging, 100% boil in a 100 quart aluminum crawfish pot on an outdoor propane burner with an ounce of Cascade for 45 minute boil time. I have ordered a prefab immersion chiller, 50' 3/8" stainless, but if it doesn't arrive in time I will be using ice bags or frozen PET bottles for chilling as the pot is too big for the outdoor deep sink. Or I may pre-chill down to about 150 in a washtub. Just to put this into perspective. Mostly I am hoping to get tips for putting my mash bill together cheaply. My mill is due to arrive today and I have a nice trub in the primary that I hope to use for fermenting the BIAB batch on Sunday, when I move the batch in primary to a secondary. So Sunday will be the big brew day and Friday I plan to visit the LHBS for my fermentables. Buying over the counter instead of online makes for one last chance for somebody to tell me if I am doing something that won't work, I figure. Plus, with shipping, savings from buying online probably isn't all that significant, I am guessing, since I am only buying enough for one batch initially.