BIAB CBA (Brew in a bag Cascadian black ale)

I can't believe I've never posted about my BIAB (brew in a bag) small batch methods (ONE gallon!). I brewed a Black IPA, or without the oxymoron, Cascadian Black Ale. Here it goes.

The recipe:

Volume into Fermenter	1	gal	3785 grams		Brewhouse efficiency		0.6
Boil Time	30	min			Boil off rate		0.5	gal/hour
Select Style	American Pale Ale		Style Guideline		Loss in kettle		0.2	gal
Expected OG / FG	1.057	1.011	1.045 - 1.060	1.010 - 1.015	Yeast attenuation		0.8
Expected ABV	6.0	%	4.5 - 6.2	%	Grain Absorption		0.11	gal/lb
Expected Bitterness	80.2	IBUs	30 - 45	IBUs
Grain Build				Hop Schedule
Grain Name	Amount (lbs)	Grain Eff (optional)		Hop Name	Alpha Acid %	Amount (oz)	Time (min)	IBUs
2 Row	2.5		1134 grams	Ahtanum	5.2	0.3	30	19.7
Cara Munich I	0.33	0.7	149.7 grams	Simco	12.1	0.3	30	45.8
Black Malt	0.33	0	149.7 grams
				Ahtanum	5.2	0.3	0	4.4
				Simco	12.1	0.3	0	10.3
Malt Extract				Ahtanum		0.3	dry
DME		0		Simco		0.3	dry
LME		0
Total Gravity Points		68.862

Here is the brew day:

The grain bill was the desolate remains of my stock, by no means fresh or designed with purpose. I had quite a few hops and enough black malt to make a CBA a worthwile shot.

Crushed grain goes in a bag in the kettle and that goes in a cooler to keep the temp a constant 150F during the 60 min mash.

After the mash the bag goes in a strainer above the kettle to drain while the wort comes to a boil. No rinsing this time which could be why my gravity was lower than expected.

One gallon in the fermenter with US-05 yeast. Trying to keep the fermentation temps low, 65F ish using cold water bath and adding ice slowly (in the cooler behind).