smyrnaquince
Well-Known Member
I keep reading knocks on BIAB efficiency, but I suspect these comments come from people who haven't tried BIAB.
What mash efficiency do you typically get with a pure BIAB (full volume of water used in the mash, NO additional sparge)? I am after mash efficiency/extraction efficiency, i.e., efficiency in getting the sugar out of the grains, as measured before the boil. NOT brewhouse efficiency measured after the boil.
(I am trying to post this as a poll, but have never done so before, so I may get it wrong. Just in case the poll doesn't work, let me say that I typically get 82-83% extraction efficiency.)
Remember:
What mash efficiency do you typically get with a pure BIAB (full volume of water used in the mash, NO additional sparge)? I am after mash efficiency/extraction efficiency, i.e., efficiency in getting the sugar out of the grains, as measured before the boil. NOT brewhouse efficiency measured after the boil.
(I am trying to post this as a poll, but have never done so before, so I may get it wrong. Just in case the poll doesn't work, let me say that I typically get 82-83% extraction efficiency.)
Remember:
- Pure (full-volume) BIAB
- NO sparge
- Extraction/mash efficiency (before boil)