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no chill without a cube.

I just posted in the "I`m thinking of buying a" thread about kettle size. The pot I`m going to buy is 50l and wont fit in my sink for cooling and one of the replies got me thinking. "I've been reading that some brewers just put a sanitized towel on their kettle and a lid and let it sit overnight to ...

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Topic: no chill without a cube.
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Re: I'm thinking of buying a...

Thanks for your replies guys. I was talking about it with my wife today, surprisingly she was listening. I don't think she understood a thing I was saying, but she decided in the end. The 50l pot sounds easier to carry with less chance of spilling it. not much difference in price. Large pot full vol...

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Topic: I'm thinking of buying a...
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Re: I'm thinking of buying a...

I want a new brew pot so I can do 19-20l batches. Currently I only have 20l and only brew 10-12l batches now, which is all good especially as a 15l fermenter is all that will fit in my fridge for summer brewing. But winter is here and I brewed my first IPA recently and it was so good I scoffed it do...

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15 flavours from one tap.

Is this possible? 15 flavours? this was in the local paper and found it on the net thought I`d share it. I wont be going, 90 minute wait time. Did that once for some noodles over here and was hugely disappointed. https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2017/11/9754db77b590-feature-beer-connoisseurs-flock...

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Topic: 15 flavours from one tap.
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Re: Cooking with beer

I cook with beer all the time, have consumed four bottles of my latest IPA while cooking tonights curry and watching the first day of the
ashes. Happy day.

Forum: General Chit-Chat, Nonsense & Rambles
Topic: Cooking with beer
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Re: First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches

Don`t how many of you guys have read this thread, (its worth reading) but I`ve been yeast harvesting because well liquid yeast is pricey. Anyway this is just a follow on. I have now harvest the yeast three times and each beer I thought was perfectly fine, and wouldn`t hesitate in doing three times w...

Forum: Brew Day Stories and/or Pics
Topic: First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches
Replies: 19
Views: 25097
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Re: Adding extra yeast after lagering?

Thanks for the reply PP. As usual lots to take in and try. In the end I just bulk primed as usual. Time limited at the moment. Kids back at school and the wife has the renovation whip out. plus an eagerness to get my next ale in. But I will try the things you said this winter when conditions are mor...

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Topic: Adding extra yeast after lagering?
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Adding extra yeast after lagering?

Hi guys, I`ve been very quiet over the summer, no time with a couple of 7 year olds on holiday. Anyway my small fridge has been busy with a lager for most of the summer, what a mistake. I ran out of beer. I`ll keep lager for winter from now on so I can turn out ale regularly. Anyway just a quick que...

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Topic: Adding extra yeast after lagering?
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Re: First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches

Thanks PP and MS. PP. I did taste and smell the water off the top of the yeast. seemed good so in it went and it did a good job. (fingers crossed) thanks for the explaination on bitterness. MS, Yeah I reckon the bitterness is from my hop additions, not worried about it as its still good. second batc...

Forum: Brew Day Stories and/or Pics
Topic: First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches
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Re: First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches

Well, Time to sample and drink my first BIAB AG has come and gone. Just finished work, put the ICC Champions Trophy on (cricket on the pc) got my chilled class out and bottle out of the fridge. I sit down, cant find my opener "f%&K" run up stairs to get another. Pop the top off, excited now. Smell i...

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Topic: First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches
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Re: Looking for yummy recipes for wife

Your best pale ale in a fancy glass, with a scoop of ice cream with LDM extract and mint leaves sprinkled on top.
Sorry mate can`t really help.

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Topic: Looking for yummy recipes for wife
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Re: First attemp at BIAB

looking at your pics.. I want your space and your money. ha ha ha. I want a bigger pot, but the other half, the one with bigger balls
says no!

Forum: Brew Day Stories and/or Pics
Topic: First attemp at BIAB
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Re: First attemp at BIAB

Seems like your onto a winner. God I wish I had the space you have, I want to buy buy buy new gear but just can`t fit it in. I do my brewing at my work place. As my house is more like a shoe box and have no space. I`m only into my second BIAB. It takes longer and involved but it sure is a lot more f...

Forum: Brew Day Stories and/or Pics
Topic: First attemp at BIAB
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Views: 19195
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Re: First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches

Yeah, your not wrong. I have bottled beer left over from a kit. a lot of it is currently being given away to family to try before I give them some from my first AG biab. They love the kit beer. My second Batch is on its way now with harvested yeast, so I must have done an ok job. My first batch will...

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Topic: First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches
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Re: First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches

Ha ha... yeah thats exactly what I did. Beer was taken out for CC`ing. Then did the yeast thing. Made the starter this afternoon actually and brewing my second batch on Monday. Bottled it on monday (19th may) I got 8920ml into packaging the target was 10lt. I had some spillages and wastages etc. but...

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Topic: First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches
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Re: How to maintain the mash temperature?

I did my first biab the other week, and I was very happy with my mash temp. stability. I have a old cupboard I lined with foam and made new door out of ply and foam. This my fermentation chamber, add ice to keep fermentation temps down. yeah. like a cooler box/ esksy. While I was raising my mash wat...

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Topic: How to maintain the mash temperature?
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Re: First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches

Oh my lord what have I started? you two are just scaring me now. You might berate me for this, but what I did was, watch a few youtube vids. And the ones that were consistent with each other and the ones that seemed to know what they were on about were the ones I tried to copy. Why liquid is expensi...

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Topic: First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches
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Re: First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches

Thanks PP. You are right it`s a bit hard to get my head around all of it, but until you start talking about sugar points and math I think I`m good. I assumed the water held back from mash or sect. W was to be inputted after to help with calculating subsequent brews. Now I know that important bit of ...

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Topic: First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches
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Re: First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches

Thanks for the reply/ info PP. I have been busy reading some of those links you list on jamato`s thread. lots of stuff to take in. Havn`t finished read yet though. I do have a question though, about sparging. On Jamato`s thread you recommended not to sparge and I get the washing mechine thing. I was...

Forum: Brew Day Stories and/or Pics
Topic: First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches
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Views: 25097
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Re: First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches

Thanks PP for the feedback. I am so much looking forward to getting this bottled, conditioned and over my taste buds. There is still a lot I don't understand about the Biabacus, I might be a slow learner. You said "Section D: Only fill in one of the first two lines. (Delete your 40 and see how the g...

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Topic: First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches
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First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches

Got a sudden day off yesterday, so I decided just to go in and and give it a go. Even not understanding everything. Was good to see how I`d go. Highlighted a few problems to iron out. Overall I am quite happy and at the end of the day I am sure it will be better than the kits I was making. Any feedb...

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Topic: First Biab, was fun, but had a few hitches
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Please check these Biabacus files

So am planning to do my first BIAB`s After the golden week holidays we have here. I went with NRB's All Amarillo APA for my first choice. But Subbed Amarillo with cascade. The ECB I left blank. I didn`t know what to input. See this thread. http://www.biabrewer.info/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3941 It has th...

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Topic: Please check these Biabacus files
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Re: This site is a major PITA.

Thanks for the heads up. Looking forward to it.

Nice to meet you MS. Have read quite a bit of your posts over the last week.
Thanks for any nuggets of wisdom /help you might give me in my brewing future.
cheers

Forum: General Chit-Chat, Nonsense & Rambles
Topic: This site is a major PITA :)
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This site is a major PITA :)

Yep that's right, I`ve only been around here for a week or so and I have come to the conclusion that this site is a major pain in the A..neck. Mainly for beginners I think. Keep that anger in check, not finished. It is a PITA and that's what I like about it. When I first discovered that BIAB existed...

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Topic: This site is a major PITA :)
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Re: The zen of bottling.

Must admit I have come to enjoy it. Not so much when I first got the bottles and the crap that came out.
But now that the bottles are always clean. I often have an audio -book in my ipod, listening to that it flies by.
When they are capped and the waiting to try it. Great feeling.

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Topic: The zen of bottling.
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