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Well personally I think there are a lot more SMEIBBs on here and we should get our own section.
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Brewbirds wrote:Well personally I think there are a lot more SMEIBBs on here and we should get our own section.
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This!! Pretty much my method to brewing madness! :jumpy:

As for the grain thing, When I pick up my grains from the LHBS, they'll crush them for me and put it all in a bag. I just buy them on a per-recipe basis, so no need to store them at home.
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philm00x wrote:There's a discussion about BIAB technique in this thread viewtopic.php?f=13&t=210

I don't have a pot big enough to do a traditional full volume BIAB. I mash with 1.5 qts per lb like you, and get great results.
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RickBeer wrote::whistle:
Yes it does mean something, Rick! Those were good times! And here we are, still at it!
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My full volume BIABs are always 2.3-2.4ish gallon post boil targets. I am brewing a higher gravity beer, I can't fit enough water in my pot w/the grains to end up with target volume, and I do a tea bag sparge in another pot to get more out of the grains and add that back into the boil to get back to where I need to be. And I squeeze.

If I am brewing a batch size > 2.n gallons, then my BIAB becomes a partial mash, with late extract and top up to volume in the fermenters.
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Tabasco wrote:
RickBeer wrote::whistle:
Yes it does mean something, Rick! Those were good times! And here we are, still at it!
:laugh

I was responding to Brewbirds saying there wasn't a whistle smilie...

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Bell's Best Brown clone
Irish Hills Red - I call this "Ann Arbor Red"
Mackinac Island Red - I call this "Michigan Red"
Oatmeal Stout - I call this Not Fat, Stout - Oatmeal Stout

Bottled 5 gallons of Ann Arbor Red on 4/18/17. Bottled 5 gallons of Michigan Red on 5/8/17.

Brewed in 2017 - 22.13 gallons (19.91 in 2012, 48.06 in 2013, 61.39 in 2014, 84.26 in 2015,46.39 in 2016)
Brewed in lifetime - 282.14 gallons
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RickBeer wrote:
Tabasco wrote:
RickBeer wrote::whistle:
Yes it does mean something, Rick! Those were good times! And here we are, still at it!
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I was responding to Brewbirds saying there wasn't a whistle smilie...

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I got my Whistle Smiley as the former :borg: queen I managed to retain enough clout :muahaha: :muahaha: :muahaha: and you are all SMEIBBs in my book so I adore you all my lovelies. :whistle:
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