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Hi shibolet 1. I used German smoked malt (Weyermann) 2. I use a standard thermometer (not a digital one) so fahrenheit is just easier to read. Also, I'm English. It's in our blood to confuse matters with a mix of metric and imperial. We weigh food by the kilo/gram and people in stones/pounds :/ 3. T...

Forum: BIAB Recipes
Topic: Smoked Porter Recipe
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Smoked Porter Recipe

Hi there, I brewed this for my first attempt at BIAB. It turned out great and tastes delicious so thought I would post the recipe up here. Would highly recommend if you like your porter smokey. Thanks again to Yeasty and PistolPatch for the help. Style: Smoked Porter Yeast: Danstar Nottingham Fermen...

Forum: BIAB Recipes
Topic: Smoked Porter Recipe
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Views: 5550
13 years ago
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I have a duvet cover stuffed with polyester ceiling insulation that I wrap around my pot and a pillow case filled with the stuff to place on top. I only lose around 2 deg F over the course of the mash and I'm sure that happens when I take the lid off to give it a stir.

Forum: BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members
Topic: How to maintain the mash temperature?
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Thanks PistolPatch!

Very good point about it having time to settle before adding bittering hops, the porter you recently helped me out with was far too lively to be adding hops at the start of the boil.

Cheers
Ben

Forum: BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members
Topic: Calculator - 90min recommended boil time
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Calculator - 90min recommended boil time

Hi there

Just a quick noob question. Why does the calculator recommend a 90 min boil? If I want to brew a recipe that usually requires a 60 min boil, should I boil for 90 min if I am doing it BIAB or stick to the original recipe?

Cheers
Ben

Forum: BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members
Topic: Calculator - 90min recommended boil time
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Views: 3877
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Thanks for the help Yeasty and PistolPatch!

My porter is now in the fermenter. Everything went pretty smoothly, only 1 small boil over early on. My OG matches the recipe so here's hoping it tastes good at the end.

Forum: BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members
Topic: Use this thread to convert recipes to suit your equipment...
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Nice one, I'll have a search, thanks for your help!

Forum: BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members
Topic: Use this thread to convert recipes to suit your equipment...
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Thanks PistolPatch! Will the cock up in the original recipe affect my converted recipe? Re. the hops - I have an already opened pack of Willamette pellets that I was going to use instead of the Fuggles. The Willamette's alpha rating is 4.7% which is why I changed it on the file. I altered the weight...

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Topic: Use this thread to convert recipes to suit your equipment...
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Nice one, thanks Yeasty!

Edit: Sorry, I failed to enter the types of malt into the calculator. They are listed in the same order as the original recipe I linked but are just named grain 1, grain 2 etc.

Here is an updated version to help avoid confusion.

Cheers
Ben

Forum: BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members
Topic: Use this thread to convert recipes to suit your equipment...
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Don't 'purchase' an excel alternative, download Openoffice, it's free and very good Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2 Thanks johnaberry, that's saved me $30 :thumbs: Yeasty: I am hoping to brew next weekend. I've downloaded openoffice (thanks for the link) and had a crack at filling out the ca...

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Topic: Use this thread to convert recipes to suit your equipment...
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Hi Yeasty I'm not using either at the moment. I intend to use the calculator once I've purchased a microsoft excel alternative, until then I'm finding myself a bit overwhelmed. Obviously I'm able to calculate a smaller batch from that recipe, but my lack of knowledge is preventing me from taking int...

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Topic: Use this thread to convert recipes to suit your equipment...
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Hi there, I'm wanting to try a porter for my first BIAB. Can anyone please help me convert this recipe? http://www.beersmith.com/Recipes2/recipe_311.htm My brew pot is 30L, 35cm in diameter. I'm guessing my pot is probably a bit too small for a full 23L into fermenter, but as this is my first attemp...

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Topic: Use this thread to convert recipes to suit your equipment...
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Thanks Yeasty

Forum: BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members
Topic: My First Post! - Post here to become Fully Registered
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Hi there! 1. Where are you from? UK, but now live in Auckland, NZ. 2. How did you stumble across the site? Google. 3. What you think of it so far? Great source of info, thanks! 4. Have you brewed at all before. If so, for how long and what method are you currently using? I've just put down my 2nd ki...

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Calculator - 90min recommended boil time