First BIAB last weekend

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  1. Evanspa

    Evanspa Initiate (0) Apr 18, 2016 California

    Hello,
    I am new home brewer and we attempted our first BIAB last weekend! Yay
    Everything went well, except our OG was way low expected 1.058 got 1.044.
    This was due to the boil time, we thought the recipe was 60 min. turns out should have been 90. So we ended up with a volume .5 gallon over.
    Should we let it ferment or dump and try again?
    Thanks
    Patrick
     
  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Well, we don't know any other details about your recipe, but in general, I'd say let it ferment. It will be beer. Possibly very good beer. And you've already spent the money on it, so why not see how it turns out?
     
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  3. Evanspa

    Evanspa Initiate (0) Apr 18, 2016 California

    Thanks for the reply, Agreed
    It was a Amarillo Pale Ale, 2.5 Gal that ended up being 3+ gal. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't wasting time.
    But hey, we learn from our mistakes. This was a first attempt to brew, time to spend with the grandson(he's 21). Other than missing our volume, everything else went as planned. I think we will run another batch once this one moves to the secondary. Fortunately we are doing small batch.
     
  4. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    FWIW, there's no need to move an APA to secondary.
     
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  5. Yalc

    Yalc Zealot (501) Nov 5, 2011 Florida

    Your bitterness will not be as strong as expected due to the dilution and decreased boil time but you may find that you really like the results. Come back with an update in a few weeks.
     
  6. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    OP, I agree with this regardless of whether your recipe says to transfer the beer. (This is actually a fairly new practice that most of us share here in this forum. Recipe writers haven't caught up yet.) Transferring to a secondary only exposes your new beer to a potential misstep and incorporating air into the beer during the transfer.

    If you are anxious to have another brew session and you have a secondary fermentor vessel available, use it for your primary on your next batch. BUT, be sure the secondary is large enough to gave adequate head-space for any krausen bubbles to stay contained in the container. If your secondary vessel isn't large enough, then you'll have to brew a smaller batch or just sit tight until your first batch is done with your primary fermentor. It won't take so long to ferment and bottle your first beer, and then you'll be brewing again.
     
  7. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    So you'll have 3 gallons of an Amarillo hopped session beer? That doesn't sound half bad. In fact, that could be a little bit of all-right.
     
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  8. Theheroguy

    Theheroguy Initiate (0) Jun 29, 2012 Maryland

    KEEP IT!!!! Post the malt bill please. I might recommend a dry hop based on what you're working with.
     
  9. Hogue2112

    Hogue2112 Initiate (0) Apr 7, 2016 Ohio

    Alright alright alright!

    I think that sounds like a pretty tasty beer myself. Congrats!
     
  10. Evanspa

    Evanspa Initiate (0) Apr 18, 2016 California

    Glad to hear it! I was going to rack it to a secondary so I could run another batch, practice makes perfect.
     
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