oasisbliss
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Has anyone converted a full 5 gallon after recipe to a biab on beersmith if so can u go over how to do it?
Thanks
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oasisbliss said:Has anyone converted a full 5 gallon after recipe to a biab on beersmith if so can u go over how to do it?
Thanks
so is it as simple as taking the total water you would use with strike and sparge in AG add them together and that would be your total water to use in a biab process?
Also, what if I want to take a 5 gallon AG and convert it down to 2.75 gallon BIAB ?
yes but keep in mind you'll lose .1 gallon per pound to absorption so you have to brew one and check your efficiency. biab effiency can be as low as 50% which isn't so bad. You just might have to use more grain.
2.75/5 = .55
Multiply all measurements by .55. Hopefully you're using grams.
OldDirty said:I find your efficiency number to be drastically low. Most BIAB's are over 70% with some even getting over 85%
Read through the sticky and you'll find many folks getting into the high 70's and low 80's for efficiency.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/biab-brewing-pics-233289/
what if I want to take a 5 gallon AG and convert it down to 2.75 gallon BIAB ?
I have beersmith and would like to use that. Would the best way be to load the 5 gallon AG recipe, hit the scale recipe button and choose mini BIAB? Should I always choose to match orig gravity, color and bitterness? Then at the bottom where it lists single infusion and such there is a drop down of biab (use that?) What what determines light med and full body ? also I would do a 2 week single primary so obviously choose ale single stage?
Thanks for the help I just want to make sure I understand this and do it properly. very excited to get this rolling..
oasisbliss said:I have beersmith and would like to use that. Would the best way be to load the 5 gallon AG recipe, hit the scale recipe button and choose mini BIAB to do a 2.5 gallon batch?
Also, should I always choose to match orig gravity, color and bitterness? Then at the bottom where it lists single infusion and such there is a drop down of biab (use that?) What what determines light med and full body ? also I would do a 2 week single primary so obviously choose ale single stage?
Thanks for the help I just want to make sure I understand this and do it properly. very excited to get this rolling..
C-Rider said:Yup to the first question. Just let it scale for you
The rest is more complicated. You should set up your equipment try using the help option. Maybe someone here can help some more.
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