There'll often be a small amount of variation between different recipe calculators (although I don't know how no chill could increase efficiency). 1.048 is good, it just means you'll be getting slightly more alcohol. The balance of malt flavour is more important than the exact OG. Anything between 3...

I'm with PistolPatch, a pale ale recipe definitely looks like the way to go. Maybe try something like: 2.5kg Pils malt 160g Caramunich 5g Amarillo @ 60 min 28g Amarillo @ 15 min 37g Amarillo @ 0 min That should get you an OG of 1.045 and 34 IBUs and around 12L of beer depending on how your equipment...

Hi from Tassie!

I've done maybe a dozen extract brews and have been toying with the idea of AG for a while. I'm about to take the plunge with BIAB. Can't wait.