DWT.I did a 5 gal batch a few months ago. I would use about 2-3 oz chocolate nibs soaked in vodka added to primary at about 7-10 days . Doesn't need more than 7-10 days in fermenter. I did not rack to secondary.

Adding what you say... Use Vanilla beans in the secondary . Adding cherries there are a few different way Could use canned in secondary ( transfer wort on top of) . You could cook down raw cherries then soak in some vodka , to sanitize then transfer wort on top of in secondary. Frozen , thaw...

OK please do not think this is anything but help. 1) This is an IPA correct ? Looking at style wise IPA's are a high of 2.3 vol CO2 or approx. 4 oz sugar 2) Do you want this more carb'ed than usual ? Just askin' cause I like extra carb in mine . 3) 3 weeks for a beer this big is WAY too soon...

Russ , how is the fermentation going ?? Did you rack to secondary?

Jacob. If you just rinsed the hops then you should be ok. If you dumped 1/2 gal in the wort then .....well Houston, You do have a problem.

Itrog , it's called passive sparging because you use the whole amount of water for the mash. This is why the need for a larger pot. Biabrewer.info has an extremely good calculator for this . I use both BF and them when designing my beers. But , as stated before , don't let efficiency be the...

Skeevy , very true on the acidulated malt. I picked up on that from I think one of the brewing malts guides that I use . But, in addition , get some PH test strips. I was using about .25 per 5 gal BIAB and my PH came in under 4.6 , I had to add a little BK. soda and water mix to bring it up. The...

Itrog, while OMB is correct about the pot needing to be twice the size ,the efficiency angle is wrong . I have been during full volume mashes (true BIAB ) for about 3 years and consistently run 81+ % efficiency.The key is to have all the water hit the grains forth full mash. This is known as a...