Ready to attempt our first BIAB session!

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

the best pitching temp should be as low as you can go like 60 or 65F for most ales

 

[Reebman1]

You sound like me when I started brewing. Here's another question I bet you don't know the answer. What was your starting gravity? :lol:

Hahaha! You thought you got me didn't ya?! We actually remembered to do that and it was 1.052 :mrgreen:

 

[jeffpn]

:idea: :geek:

 

[Reebman1]

the best pitching temp should be as low as you can go like 60 or 65F for most ales

Ok. I'm sure the temp at which we pitched was below ~80* because the temp was 80* when it was still in the brew pot. Once I pored into the fermenting bucket and aerated for a minute or so, the temp probably dropped a few degrees.

I will know the next brew not to pitch yeast until temps are much lower. Thanks for your help

 

[Reebman1]

Maybe I'm stating the obvious here but it sure seems that this process is considerably more time consuming than extract brewing! I'm sure I must have ran across that tidbit of info somewhere when I was looking into doing BIAB but it obviously didn't 'stick' since it kinda took me by surprise.

Whatever - I'm excited about having my first taste of it! :ugeek:

 

[Reebman1]

....What yeast is it?

Ok, found it!...

American Ale Yeast US-05

 

[jeffpn]

http://www.fermentis.com/wp-content/upl ... A_US05.pdf