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   1. Carbonation Problem (or lack of) in a BIG beer

      by SweetMoFo, 10 years ago in Bottling

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      Hi all,
      I brewed a big IPA using US-05, I hand wrote the recipe on the fly and was planning a 90 min boil where I would add hops every 5 mins, this should of given me a nice 8-9% hoppy IPA.
      
      This was my second brew of the day and I drank my way through the first one so writing a recipe for the second without using the calculator was probably not the best idea, looking back at it now I realise my mistake. I worked out that 200 grams of hops over 90 mins was 5 grams every 5 mins with 10 grams...

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      Just a little update. I left the bottles ages to carb up by themselves (not through choice but through a very busy life) and they still had no life in them. I finally got the time to fill a 5L demijohn with some of the bottles and some of that yeast recommended by Joshua and it looks like it's doing the job. I was away for the weekend so didn't see it bubble but there is a nice yeast cake at the bottom so I'm assuming it has done the job. I'll check the gravity next weekend when I re-bottle it...
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      SweetMoFo
      10 years ago
   2. How do I adjust "The Calculator" for a dextrose addition?

      by SweetMoFo, 13 years ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

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      Hi all, I have 5 BIABs under my belt now and I am starting to get the hang of the calculator, It is an amazing tool and I am now drinking better beer than I can get in the pub.
      
      I am going to brew a Pliny the Elder double IPA clone. The recipe calls for 340g of dextrose to be added after the mash. My problem is that when I put the grain bill in to the calculator I get a scaled recipe that is would give me an OG with only the grain and when I add the dextrin it will push the OG up too high....

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      That's great to hear :thumbs:. CHeers for letting us know :peace:.
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      PistolPatch
      12 years ago
   3. What and where to get bag material?

      by SweetMoFo, 13 years ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

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      I have been reading through the forums and know that Voile seems to be the way to go for a bag but when I search google to find some to buy I only find curtain material and ranging in price from £1.50-£15.00 per M. There are no specs on it so I have no idea what to get. Can someone point me in the right direction as I assume you all have a bag? Also do I need special thread or is cotton ok?
      
      Thanks in advance :thumbs:
      
      p.s. I will be using a 40L buffalo boiler if it makes any differance.

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      Just made my bag, a 20 min lesson from the wife and some very wonkey stitching later I have my bag. Thanks again for all the help and info.
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      SweetMoFo
      13 years ago

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