I have been a 3-tier, 10 gallon brewer since 1995 with a couple of hiatus. I wish the information on BIAB existed when I started.
So this, the second of two, horrible winters has convinced me I need an indoor brewing solution. I am currently doing a boil test on my gas stove with my 8 gal SS turkey fryer pot. Time to "strike" temp for 4 gallons (should I choose dunk sparge) was 40 minutes so I am pleasantly surprised. This is all before insulating the pot with bubble wrap.
I am thinking the first should be a simple house beer that is on the border between a dark mild and a stout...simple 1.045 OG beer. The goal is a 5-gallon post-fermentation volume. If the stovetop test works...I have small plans.
My real goal is to turn the same pot into a 120V/20Amp 5-gallon eBIAB, no chill for winter basement brewing. I will test it with my existing high watt density 2000W element but the goal is to install one of the full SS LWD 2000W elements but I suspect I will need to supplement with a second element to initiate boil...hope to find I am wrong. Assuming normal loses I need to boil 7.2 gallons.
So this, the second of two, horrible winters has convinced me I need an indoor brewing solution. I am currently doing a boil test on my gas stove with my 8 gal SS turkey fryer pot. Time to "strike" temp for 4 gallons (should I choose dunk sparge) was 40 minutes so I am pleasantly surprised. This is all before insulating the pot with bubble wrap.
I am thinking the first should be a simple house beer that is on the border between a dark mild and a stout...simple 1.045 OG beer. The goal is a 5-gallon post-fermentation volume. If the stovetop test works...I have small plans.
My real goal is to turn the same pot into a 120V/20Amp 5-gallon eBIAB, no chill for winter basement brewing. I will test it with my existing high watt density 2000W element but the goal is to install one of the full SS LWD 2000W elements but I suspect I will need to supplement with a second element to initiate boil...hope to find I am wrong. Assuming normal loses I need to boil 7.2 gallons.