phuff7129
Well-Known Member
I have been brewing using a 3 vessel system for 4 years and I recently read an article in Zymurgy about the BIAB process and thought I would give it a try.
I found the process to be very simple and I used the burner to control my temps which worked way better than I thought it would. Hit my mash pH and OG. I figured around 75% mash efficiency and got 76% so I got lucky on the guess.
One of the things I noticed is it seemed like my wort was fairly dirty. It definitely had a lot of fine grain material in it. My bag has a fine mesh and I did a fine crush. Is this normal or do I need to get a finer bag? I am sure it will settle out in fermentation. I was just curious if other people get the same fine grain material in their worts. When I mash in a mash tun my wort is a lot cleaner.
Another question is I have read that some people do a mash out. Is there a real benefit to doing a mash out? How is doing a mash out at 168 different than pulling the grain bag and firing up the burner and starting your boil. Both ways should stop conversion and lock in your mash profile. Am I missing something?
I found the process to be very simple and I used the burner to control my temps which worked way better than I thought it would. Hit my mash pH and OG. I figured around 75% mash efficiency and got 76% so I got lucky on the guess.
One of the things I noticed is it seemed like my wort was fairly dirty. It definitely had a lot of fine grain material in it. My bag has a fine mesh and I did a fine crush. Is this normal or do I need to get a finer bag? I am sure it will settle out in fermentation. I was just curious if other people get the same fine grain material in their worts. When I mash in a mash tun my wort is a lot cleaner.
Another question is I have read that some people do a mash out. Is there a real benefit to doing a mash out? How is doing a mash out at 168 different than pulling the grain bag and firing up the burner and starting your boil. Both ways should stop conversion and lock in your mash profile. Am I missing something?