Go to advanced search

1. Topics

   1. 2nd BIAB - SMaSH Recommendations?

      by Mikale, 14 years ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

      First post

      ---

      

      I'm thinking of doing a SMaSH brew for my second go at BIAB.
      
      I don't have any speciality malts at the moment, just a nearly full 25kg of Maris Oter Pale malt, but I have loads of different hops in the freezer.
      Can anyone suggest a good recipe? The hops I currently have are:
      
      East Kent Goldings
      Styrian Goldings
      Fuggles
      Challenger
      Northern Brewer
      Progress
      Saaz
      Hallertau
      
      Thanks!
      
      Obviously it doesn't have to be single hop really, just single malt!

      Last post

      ---

      

      Mikale, as Lylo said, it should be single hop so you can get a good understanding aof the malt and the hop.
      
      Because you have Maris Oter as your base malt, I'd use the EKG and make an English Ale/Bitter/Best Bitter...
      
      Say, OG 1055, throw some hops in at 60, 20 and 5. You could leave the 5 minute hops out if you don't want a big hop flavour. I'd probably have it at around 35ish IBU's.
      
      Let us know what you end up doing.
      2 Replies
      4469 Views
      hashie
      14 years ago
   2. Another First BIAB!

      by Mikale, 14 years ago in Brew Day Stories and/or Pics

      First post

      ---

      

      Finally got around to doing my first BIAB on Sunday, and it went pretty well. There was only really one problem, although it could be a major one! I'm not sure my kitchen hob is quite up to the task!
      
      I did Hashie's Old Speckled Hen clone from the recipes board, but without the golden syrup. I Checked my figures in the Convert Your Recipes thread and got some minor corrections and advice, thanks guys!
      
      The mash went smoothly, insulated my 20Ltr pot with a few tea towels and only lost 2 degrees...

      Last post

      ---

      

      BRINGL looks perfect.
      
      These spiral burners are known as Italian Spirals in Australia. They come in 5 jet per spur and 7 jet. The good thing is according to the picture BRINGL is 7 jet.
      
      I wish mine had piezo ignition :)
      14 Replies
      13993 Views
      stux
      14 years ago

Go to advanced search