BIAB Recipes

1. Apricot Wheat Recipe

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   First post by bozkm, 9 years ago

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   Wife wants a fruit beer and i was thinking of the apricot wheat recipe from BCS…anyone tried this one? Is it any good? anyone else have a good fruit recipe? Thanks.

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   I poured at a big brew event this past weekend. I usually pour for Lost Coast Brewery from Eureka, CA.. but, poured for a local brewery instead, Fogbelt. I went over to visit Jack, the rep for Lost Coast and what was one of the beers he was pouring? An Apricot Wheat. It was pretty nice. They have another wheat that is VERY popular.. a Tangerine Wheat beer.. They have these down quite well.. When drinking the tangerine, Wow, first thing that hits is the nose.. from on then, it is all tangerine....
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2. American Amber Ale

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   First post by blu_afro, 9 years ago

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   This is an American Amber from p137 Brewing Classic Styles that I'd like to try and would appreciate if anybody could have a quick check to see if there are any glaring mistakes.
   
   Have also attached spreadsheet in Excel (.xls) and Open Office Calc (.ods) format.
   
   Thanks in advance :drink:
   
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   joshua, thanks for looking at the recipe.
   i love your HO, I will change it to 90 minutes right now. i usually use a 90 minute mash, but it seems i've copied the recipe mash time :idiot: .
   thanks again mate :drink:
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3. Blonde - Jamil Zainasheff's recipe

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   First post by rdeselle, 11 years ago

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   Original recipe can be found here:
   
   Being this is my first calculation attempt and will be my first BIAB, hopefully I have done things right. I don't personally work well in metrics but google is my friend.
   
   Style: Blonde
   Name: Blondinebier
   Yeast: Wyeast 1056 (American Ale) OR White Labs WLP001 (California Ale)
   Fermentation Temperature: 67F
   Original Gravity: 1.049
   Total IBU's: 11.2
   Colour (EBC):
   Efficiency at End of Boil: 79%
   Mash Length (mins): until enzymatic conversion is complete based...

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   dk, the 19 L/5 gall) in Zaimasheff recipes refers to the Volume into Packaging - VIP so stay with the recommended 22.7 L for VAW.
   
   Even if we didn't know the above, we could still tell that you have some sort of problem on this batch by looking at the kettle efficiencies (EIB and EAW) in Section P. It is great that you took several sets of volume and gravity measurements as your EAW seems to confirm your EIB.
   
   There is nothing we can really learn though from one set of measurements on one brew...
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   9 years ago
4. BIAB - New IPA Recipe

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   First post by windrider, 9 years ago

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   Here’s a new IPA recipe I’m planning on brewing this weekend. After a lot of searching online I’m reasonably happy with the grainbill but not 100% sure on my HopBill (not sure if I should up it a little bit more).
   
   This is the first IPA I’ve brewed and fancied coming up with my own recipe that I can adapt on future brews to get exactly what I want. This will be the first time DH and my 4th ever BIAB so venturing in to new territory.
   
   Any comments/critique are appreciated.
   
   BIABacus...

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   That looks great! Glad it turned out so well. I would bet if you leave it in the fridge a couple more weeks it will further clear, but sometimes it's hard to make it last that long hah! Either way, you can't taste clarity, at least I can't..
   
   Haha no chance of leaving it for that long without it getting drunk :argh:
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   9 years ago
5. Brewdog Liberting Ale recipe attempt?

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   First post by djavet, 11 years ago

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   Hi!
   
   I had this week a Brewdog Liberting Ale... whhhhoooowwww what a beer!
   
   I'm searching to clone it. I've see on Brewdog website that it's:
   ABV:7.2%
   OG:1069
   IBU's:65
   Malts:Maris Otter, Caramalt, Munich Malt, Dark Crystal Malt, Carafa
   Hops:Simcoe
   Twist:A single hop black ale; loaded with Simcoe.
   
   Anyone had a clone version, which yeast?
   
   Thx a lot for your feedbacks.
   
   Hoppy regards!
   Dom

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   Thx! Not bad as recipe :thumbs:
   Will give a try next week.
   
   Cheers!Dom
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   9 years ago
6. Anyone Have Proven Czech / Bohemian Pilsner Recipe?

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   First post by Scott, 9 years ago

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   Have the Brewing Classic Styles book and it has a Bohemian Pilsner recipe... All of these are supposed to be proven recipes and I will probably end up using that if I can't find anything better. The concern with that recipe is that the Original Gravity is at the very upper end of the range for that style and I was looking for something that was more in the middle, to lower final alcohol content and make it more sessionable by a little bit.
   
   Couldn't find anything like this on the...

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   Thanks PP. Info always very helpful.
   
   I had not even considered changing the mash temp to make it a tad thicker... Not a big difference in ABV though (5.3 down to 5.0 ABV), so...might have added 1 degree Celcius to the mash temperature...? Didn't do it this time, so at this point we'll see how it turns out... :peace:
   
   Had some questions on this 3rd batch, brewed yesterday. Over evaporation (seemingly) and efficiency issues. Posted questions in the new brewers section.
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   9 years ago
7. Who has a BIABacus for Hop Hog (Aces High?)

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   First post by nicko, 9 years ago

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   Hi guys,
   
   Plenty of historical chatter on the forum about a hop hog clone, particularly Aces High and PP. Would love a copy as it's my favourite beer atm. If it's a secret recipe I'd be happy with a copy via PM and would be happy not to share it, it will just save me $70ish a carton of 16...also the amount of browny points from SWMBO would be off the scale as she loves it too.
   
   No rush, it would be an after Christmas brew, otherwise I'll make a BIABacus based on other forum versions and try to...

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   Thanks mate.
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   9 years ago
8. Request . Bishops Tipple

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   First post by Philip321, 9 years ago

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   Has anyone got a recipe for a Wadworth's Bishops Tipple.
   This is a real Ale in England.
   The first time I tasted this beer in my local pub I could not believe it. This is my favourite beer.

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   I'll definitely post the result here. It'll be some time before I have a go at it though.
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   9 years ago
9. Help with conversion - Russian River Row 2 Hill 56 Clone

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   First post by jeatmon, 9 years ago

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   I am looking to brew my third BIAB batch, and thought I might try my hand at cloning a recipe using BIABacus. I've tried to review most of the threads on conversion, to better understand the risks.
   
   Could someone review my effort to convert this recipe:
   
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   Russian River Row 2 Hill 56 Clone
   
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   Nice job.
   
   Picking at gnats, you can enter 40.4 IBU into Section D instead of the VAW. That lines up to his recipe exactly.
   
   Spot On Mad_Scientist !
   
   Thanks !
   
   Jim
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10. Request: a nice'n'grainy double bock

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    First post by onkeltuka, 9 years ago

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    Any nice tried and tested recipe's in this style? I like Paulaner's Salvator a lot, only downside to it is the high alcohol, but I guess you can't have it all all the time?

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    Actually,after having a few pints of Salvator a couple of days ago,and with the memory of that surprisingly bad hangover still clear in my mind,I'll probably settle for an ordinary bock.... 1.086... ouch
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11. Patersbier Recipe Conversion

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    First post by Johnny Mac, 9 years ago

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    I'm just getting back into brewing after a long hiatus. My background is in partial mash brewing but I'm planning to dive into full mash using the BIAB method for simplicity. Here's a recipe from a book that I'm going to try to adapt to a 1 Gallon BIAB batch. I'm choosing it for it's simplicity- if you have other simple recipe ideas let me know
    
    Mash:
    2.9 Gal of liquor
    60min. at 149F
    10lb of Belgian Pilsner Malt
    
    Boil:
    7 Gal of liquor for 70 minutes
    1oz of Saaz 4.2% at the start
    1 tsp...

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    She sure is beautiful!
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    9 years ago
12. Issues with recent brew - not sure what went wrong?

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    First post by do_you_realise, 9 years ago

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    Hey,
    
    Not sure whether this is the best place to troubleshoot a recipe - if not please let me know.
    
    My most recent brew was a modified version of the Amarillo Pale Ale - basically I originally brewed this with purely Chinook hops as that's all I had at the time. I liked it so much (but do love Amarillo, and extra hoppy ales) that I decided to double up the hops and bought some Amarillo to do a Chinook/Amarillo Pale Ale.
    
    I upgraded to a propane burner for this recipe and my main issue seems to...

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    Good stuff Scot. As for measuring accurately and repeatability of brews, that is an illusion which I need to write more on. On some home brewing forums you are lead to believe that a brew is repeatable but they are not. Commercial brewers do a lot of blending so as week to week changes are not noticed. Craft breweries have a harder deal as their hop schedule is often their signature. You will notice on the craft brews that every batch is different, some markedly so.
    
    The above breweries have a...
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    9 years ago
13. High Integrity Recipe Links and BIABacus Files

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    First post by 2trout, 11 years ago

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    *02/12/13 The additions and comments by moderators below are correct. This is going to sound somewhat critical, but there are any number of recipe data bases out there with little integrity. Please strive to post links here that contain recipes that have a traceable history, or viable awards, or enough data to make it scaleable. My hope is that this thread can provide truely useful links to proven recipes that are worth the time to scale, or worth the time to research into somthing that we can...

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    The VAW values for section D for recipes from various books & other sources. I have merely compiled this data from previous postings and contributions from other members. Please let me know if any corrections are required.
    
    Book Title or Other Source : BIABacus Section D VAW
    
    Brewing Classic Styles : 21.82 L or 5.764 gal
    British Real Ale 3rd edition 19 L recipe : 18.27 L
    British Real Ale 3rd edition 23 L recipe : 22.11 L or 5.841 gal
    British Real Ale 3rd edition 25 L recipe : 24.04 L...
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    9 years ago
14. Schwarzbier (Lager) or "Black Beer" (Ale)

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    First post by PistolPatch, 13 years ago

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    OVERVIEW
    
    Style: Schwarzbier. This recipe can be brewed equally as well as a lager or an ale.
    Name:
    Yeast: If brewing as a lager use Saflager S23 (or a German or Bohemian liquid equivalent). If brewing as an ale use US-056.
    Original Gravity: The Calculator = 1.048
    Total IBU's: The Calculator = 23.2 IBU's
    Colour (EBC):
    Efficiency at End of Boil: 79%
    Mash Length (mins): 90
    Boil Length (mins): 90
    Your Vessel Type (Pot/Keggle/Urn): Pot
    Source/Credits: Various
    Notes/Instructions/Comments: If...

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    Welcome to the forum f00b4r (I will call you Fred I think though - please change that name!!! :)),
    
    Firstly, apologies for the slow reply. I'm usually a lot more diligent/faster here.
    
    As for the difference between brewing it as a lager and an ale, on one very limited taster tests, a few of us found the ale version slightly better but you must ferment it with the US-05 at about 15 or 16 C as far as we know/did.
    
    If you brew with a lager yeast, on any lager, I prefer to pitch a degree or so...
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15. Maxi BIAB-American Brown Ale

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    First post by robeer, 9 years ago

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    Now that I have a 5 gal All Amarillo under the belt (literally!) I was thinking of a 10 gal American Brown. How does this look?

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    Sorry you haven't received an answer here yet robeer. I'm guessing that a part of that is that our question might be interpreted in several ways...
    
    1. Do the FVV's I made in Section W look reasonable?
    
    2. Is this a good ABA recipe?
    
    3. Is my source any good?
    
    Here's the bits I can help on...
    
    1. Excellent. Yo have done exactly the right FVV from what I am guessing are your needs.
    
    2. No idea. It's a style I know nothing about sorry.
    
    3. The source I quickly clicked on is an extract recipe so I...
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16. Recipe review please for Founders Breakfast Stout Clone

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    First post by phytenphyre, 10 years ago

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    Attached is my BIABacus file for this stout I would like to brew on Friday. Any help and/or thoughts are much appreciated. Here is the site from where the recipe was taken:
    
    Thank you,
    Kyle

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    Shdougan, You could Download BIABACUS, and enter all that is shown, or Multiply every Ingredient by .4325, (2.5 gallon/5.78 gallon).
    
    the Bitterness may be off by 5-6%.
    
    You can Download BIABACUS at
    
    Good Luck!
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17. Zombie Dust BIAB clone?

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    First post by phytenphyre, 10 years ago

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    Does anyone have a recipe? I have a 10 gallon kettle and I am looking for a good BIAB recipe that would be similar to Zombie Dust. Does anyone have a good recipe they have used? Do you have a recipe in the BIABacus?

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    Hi Rick,
    
    Thanks for sharing, I brewed this today and despite overshooting my mash temp, I had a really cruisy and enjoyable brew day. I tasted my post boil sweet liquor and if that's anything to go by, this will be a cracker brew!
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    9 years ago
18. Looking for a favorite English style Brown ale.

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    First post by Rigging65, 9 years ago

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    Like the subject line says.... Anyone got a favorite?

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    The recipe can be found in many places as it is such a well received beer. It was started by one of my acquaintances, Mike McDole.. otherwise known as Tasty He brewed it in honor of his late wife, about 10 or so years ago. The recipe is not BIAB.. but certainly is BIAB'able. If you have Brewing Classic Styles .. it's in there.. Otherwise, you might check at MoreBeer.com and look at their all grain recipes. For most kits, they include all the ingredients as well as amounts. Most of them show...
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19. Finnish Dark Rye

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    First post by yeriksen, 10 years ago

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    Hi
    
    I made a beer from the pieces I had left, and had to find some more grains to get the OG I wanted. I bought malted dark rye from from the grocery shop here in Finland. I would estimate it to be about 400 EBC. It is used to make low alcohol rye beer here.
    
    Anyway, I think this beer turned excellent, it is dark, a bit sweet and spicy.
    
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    Moi, been travelling, so sorry for late answer. Yes the stuff is kotikalja, thanks for the Prisma tips, I will try it.
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20. Strawberrys?

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    First post by Adman1966, 11 years ago

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    Last weekend was the Mathew Street Festival in Liverpool and Mrs Adman tried some Strawberry Fields beer. It went down very well but with an ABV of 7.2 and being pink it was deceptively mild and drinkable.
    
    Whilst our journey home is a tale for another time, I have been asked to brew a strawberry beer. I have looked for recipes and the correct way to use fruit in beer but if anyone has a recipe or tips on how to proceed I would very much appreciate the help.
    
    I am thinking along the lines of a...

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    I have used whole cherries and never really did anything to them. I have a wild beer still in the carboy and after 15 months I still hear a glug from the air lock once in a while???? wish me luck! Puree is safe and convenient!
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    9 years ago
21. Recipe request from ingredient list

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    First post by DrD, 9 years ago

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    Morning all,
    
    I'm looking for some suggested recipes from the ingredients I have in stock.
    
    I have:
    Maris otter ebc 4
    Crystal malt ebc 150
    Chocolate malt ebc 1060
    Black malt ebc 1280
    
    Challenger AA% 8.2
    Ekg AA% 5.7
    Fuggles AA% 4.1
    
    Looking for British ales something along the lines of old speckled hen, fullers esb, 49er etc. Bit of colour, bit of bitterness but not too floral, abv above 4.5%.
    
    Struggling to find a recipe that doesn't require a strong bittering hop. Am I correct in thinking...

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    If you check
    
    There is an Old Speckled Hen clone thread there.
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22. Anyone have a good honey based ale recipe?

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    First post by reece1804, 9 years ago

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    Hi, as the subject states I am chasing a BIAB recipe for a honey ale. I have a friend who has bees and has an abundance of honey. We have so far used it for a spiced mead which is 1 month in the fermenter.
    We still have around 9kg of honey and am hoping to do a nice honey ale for summer (Australia). Does anyone have a good recipe they would like to share?
    Cheers
    RJ

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    Good Day, I can't give a recipe for Honey Ale, since Honey is 95% or More Fermentable....SEE
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23. Little Creatures Pale Ale (Clone)

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    First post by BobtheBrewer, 12 years ago

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    OVERVIEW
    
    Style: Australian Pale Ale
    Name: Little Creatures Pale Ale (Clone)
    Yeast: Safale US-05
    Fermentation Temperature: 18C
    Original Gravity: 1.042
    Total IBU's: 31.1
    Colour (EBC): 10.8
    Efficiency at End of Boil: 70%
    Mash length (mins): 60 + mashout
    Boil Length (mins): 90
    Your Vessel Type (Pot/Keggle/Urn): Urn
    Source/Credits: Various/unknown
    Notes/Instructions/Comments: No chill, all hops pellets
    
    VOLUMES ETC.
    
    Your Vessel Volume: 40L
    Your Vessel Diameter: 33.7cm
    Water Required: 35.48L
    Mash...

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    When using a cube,Is that for kegging.Or is a term used for fermenting.
    
    Hey Fongasbrew
    
    The cube is used for cooling (or no cooling as its called). Basicly at the end of the brew day we pour near to boiling wort in to a food grade 25L plastic jerry can, squeeze out as much air as you can and put the lid on it. I usually turn it upside down for a bit to let the heat sanitize the top and then back up the right way. You then leave it to cool by its self for a day or more and then transfer it...
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24. Munich Helles - (Nev's Tettnang Pilsner) - PP's Favourite!

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    OVERVIEW
    
    Style: Munich Helles
    Name: Nev's Tettnang Pilsner
    Yeast: Wyeast Danish Lager 2042 or Wyeast Bohemain Lager 2124 or Saflager S23
    Original Gravity: The Calculator = 1.048, Beersmith = 1.048, BeerAlchemy = 1.050
    Total IBU's: The Calculator = 17.6 IBU's, Beersmith = 18.9 IBU's, BeerAlchemy = 20 IBU's
    Colour (EBC): BeerSmith 7.4, = BeerAlchemy = 8.2 EBC
    Efficiency at End of Boil: 79%
    Mash Length (mins): 90
    Boil Length (mins): 90
    Your Vessel Type (Pot/Keggle/Urn): Pot
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    I didn't get to hack that recipe after all. My grain shop is having difficulty getting some particular Australian malts, so their stock of german malts has been hit hard.
    
    Instead, I went with Munchen Grobes Bier out of Brewing Classic Styles, so still a Munich Helles.
    
    og 1.048, 23Litres
    ibu: 18
    pilsener malt: 4.53kg
    Munich Malt: 340g
    31g Hellertau 4.0%AA for 60 mins
    Wyeast 2124
    
    note: the recipe itself is underhopped. Needs 44g of Hellertau 4.0AA and not the 31g listed. I was all rush and...
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    9 years ago
25. Citra Summer Ale

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    First post by Beer@22, 9 years ago

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    Hi all
    
    I'd like to get a nice light but hoppy summer ale going this weekend ... now that the summer's over in England :roll:
    
    How does this look for a BIAB no-chill recipe? I'm sorry I haven't used the BIABacus, but I'm still getting to grips with it. I guess I must be doing something wrong, but I cannot get it to calculate IBU and OG from an original recipe. I have used BrewMate to calculate these details for me and I've shown the percentages and quantities of grain and hops below for 23L...

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    M_s, One thing I like is you can Enter the Percent Ratio of the Grains into the Original Fermentable Bill Design ...
    
    As say, 75% Maris Otter, and 25% Caramel'40'.. and get the O.G.
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