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   1. Increase heating power

      by disang, 7 years ago in Electric BIAB

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      Hi all
      
      I have an electric pot (in picture). The integrated, not immersed, heating element should be 1800W.
      Pot diameter is 36.5cm, height is 28cm.
      Normally I produce 12 liters of beer.
      
      The problem is that the boiling phase isn't so vigorous.
      In order to speed the such process I can use the lid. My lid has a hole of 10cm diameter.
      So here my questions
      1)can I use the lid to speed up the start of boiling?
      2)can I use the lid during the boiling phase? Can the hole helps for DMS release?
      3) In...

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      Hi there Angelo,
      
      Sorry about the slow reply. Oops!
      
      You can leave the lid on to get to boiling point faster. You mention that your lid has a 10 cm hole in it. If so, then you could leave the lid on during the boil as that is enough of an opening to allow volatiles to escape but, I would also float a stainless steel bowl on the wort. This reduces the surface area which in turn increases the vigour which will help to pump those volatiles out.
      
      From the pics, one other thing I'd keep my eye on is...
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      PistolPatch
      6 years ago
   2. First recipe with BIABACUS without Amarillo

      by disang, 7 years ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

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      Hi all,
      
      I would like to try the biabacus excel sheet for the first time following the amarillo apa recipe.
      But to reduce costs buying another hop pack, I would like to use one of the hops I already have.
      I know I need to adjust the recipe with new AA% values and so on but I would like to know if one of the following can be use in place of amarillo with the same steps of amarillo APA
      -Simcoe
      -Citra
      -Polaris
      -Centennial
      -Azacca
      -Cascade
      
      Does it make sense?
      
      Thanks
      Angelo

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      I think your question could be addressed in two ways.
      1) pick one from your list and put the form (leaf, pellet, other) and its AA% into the right column alongside each of the original Amarillo data. Keep the time of addition the same and you will get a new SMaSH beer recipe; the BIABacus will change the weights and keep the IBUs to come out the same as if it was all Amarillo.
      2) find out what you can about the hops on your list before choosing one. For instance, Simcoe has a reputation for...
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      ShorePoints
      7 years ago

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