I made the switch to BIAB from batch sparging about 10 batches ago and am very happy overall but I have observed something that Im trying to figure out.
It seems that my beers are ending up with less body then before. These are established recipes that I know well. The only difference is that I have moved from a cooler batch sparge at 1.33 qt/lbs to a full volume BIAB. I mash at the same temp and have good control of mash temperature in both set-up, using the same RIMS controller on both. My total mash/sparge times are roughly equal to my BIAB mash times.
My hypothesis is that the thinner mash is resulting in a more fermentable wort..
Im going to test this out on my next brew day. Ill do my brown porter near clone of Fullers Porter but mash at 155 not the usual 152. But it will be a week or more until I can get the time, so Id appreciate some wisdom from the forum. Does my analysis make sense to you all?
It seems that my beers are ending up with less body then before. These are established recipes that I know well. The only difference is that I have moved from a cooler batch sparge at 1.33 qt/lbs to a full volume BIAB. I mash at the same temp and have good control of mash temperature in both set-up, using the same RIMS controller on both. My total mash/sparge times are roughly equal to my BIAB mash times.
My hypothesis is that the thinner mash is resulting in a more fermentable wort..
Im going to test this out on my next brew day. Ill do my brown porter near clone of Fullers Porter but mash at 155 not the usual 152. But it will be a week or more until I can get the time, so Id appreciate some wisdom from the forum. Does my analysis make sense to you all?