Continuing the discussion from Small Batch all grain Imperial Milk Stout:
Any help would be great! I want to do this a few more time in a 1 gal BIAB before stepping it up. I really want to nail it before going big.
Continuing the discussion from Small Batch all grain Imperial Milk Stout:
Any help would be great! I want to do this a few more time in a 1 gal BIAB before stepping it up. I really want to nail it before going big.
Doing an all grain beer with that high of a starting gravity your efficiency is gonna beer low. Also with a no sparge your gonna lose some efficiency. What percent efficiency did the recipe call for? With a grain bill that big I would prob be 55-60%
I was shooting for 65%
Next time try mashing thicker so that you can sparge.
Straight distilled water ?
With bigger beers BIAB, I find a pour over sparge will increase your efficiency.
Yes is that bad to use? The city water sucks so I use bottled water should I use a different type?
Yes it is bad because you need some minerals in the water to get a good mash results. You can add minerals to distilled if you want or try doing 50/50 distilled water and store bought spring water. You could try straight spring water also
OK. Thank you like I said I am new to this and did not know I needed minerals in the water. I just knew the city tasted bad. Next batch I will use spring water. Rookie mistakes:smirk: