New to BIAB help please

[Simo72]

Hi all
I have done quite a few kits now but am itching to move things along brewing wise, I have managed to borrow a 19 litre tea urn and think this will be ok for BIAB. Now obviously I can't do a full boil brew 23l so do i just use a full brew recipe and then dilute to 23 litre with frozen water to help the cooling or would it be better to just do a smaller batch and boil it all and finish with say 15 litres.
I havn't got access to brewing software at the mo as laptop is broke so any recipe advice would be much appreciated, I like a nice pale ale generally with good amount of aroma.
Many thanks in advance

[jaberry]

You can you do smaller batches ss a mini-biab or you could do a maxi-biab which will give you your full brewlength. If you go to www.biabrewer.info you will find plenty of info to help

[Matt12398]

I think you'll struggle a bit to do a full 23 litres with a 19 litre tea urn. I have a 40 litre boiler and it gives me enough space to fairly comfortably do a 25 litre brew. You can liquor back to some degree but I understand that higher gravities can affect hop utilisation.

Remember you've got to bear in mind that a 19 litre boiler doesn't mean getting 19 litres out. You've got to remember losses to the grain, losses to the hops, losses to boil off so you need to add a lot more liquid than that at the start.

[Beer O'Clock]

I think you'll struggle a bit to do a full 23 litres with a 19 litre tea urn. I have a 40 litre boiler and it gives me enough space to fairly comfortably do a 25 litre brew. You can liquor back to some degree but I understand that higher gravities can affect hop utilisation.

Remember you've got to bear in mind that a 19 litre boiler doesn't mean getting 19 litres out. You've got to remember losses to the grain, losses to the hops, losses to boil off so you need to add a lot more liquid than that at the start.

By using Mini or Maxi BIAB, you will have no problem getting the quantity you want. Have a look here http://www.biabrewer.info/ for the full process and loads of help.

[Simo72]

Have decided to get a grain kit from Worcester hop shop for my first attempt only £9.99 so i don't have to buy bigger packs of grain and hops to start with.Gonna mash in about 14 litres of water then sparge until i fill my boiler then check gravity after boil before using calculator to determine hop much to back liquor to appropriate gravity .
If I've missed owt a nudge in the right direction would be welcome.

[Simo72]

So I've done this and all went fairly well except hops clogged tap on boiler, must get hop strainer lol.
Its been in Fv for 10 days but there is about 1 1/2 in of debris at the bottom so have decided to rack it into new FV and took this opportunity to dry hop with some EKG as it was lacking somewhat in aroma tho not in bitterness. Is this much debris normal in this type of brewing?
First taste is very good and there is a smooth bitterness rather than the after bitterness that you get with some kits.
Looking forward to my next foray into BIAB

[Twistedfinger]

there is about 1 1/2 in of debris at the bottom so have decided to rack it into new FV and took this opportunity to dry hop with some EKG as it was lacking somewhat in aroma tho not in bitterness. Is this much debris normal in this type of brewing?

As you haven't used any kind of hop filter 11/2" of debris is not unusual, and nothing to worry about. By fitting a hop strainer a good bit of trub will be filtered by the hops and your debris will be a lot less.