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(Wow - that was an old message thread!) The DME was to boost the gravity a bit from what was calculated, and also because I had an extra bit of DME hanging around that I wanted to use. I could have added some additional 2-row and kept close to the same profile. The grain bill and strike water all fi...

Forum: BIAB Recipes
Topic: Pike Place Space Needle Golden Anniversary IPA (clone)
Replies: 2
Views: 7620
8 years ago
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Mac 'n' Jack's Amber clone (supposed to be close)

Just kegged this batch. Tasted what was in the hydrometer vessel then drank the whole thing - it was good already, before conditioning/carbonation. Looks to be a pretty good batch. Initial and final gravity were right on the button. Quite an easy brew day too. (Maybe this one will help to make up fo...

Forum: BIAB Recipes
Topic: Mac 'n' Jack's Amber clone (supposed to be close)
Replies: 7
Views: 14191
9 years ago
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3rd BIAB - Trying new hops variety

Someone gave me some of the new(er) Calypso variety of hops, and I wanted to brew a fairly clean batch that would highlight the flavor of this one. I used Calypso for bittering and for dry-hopping, and added some Citra for flavor. Very pale right now, I'm very anxious to try this one out! [center] B...

Forum: BIAB Recipes
Topic: 3rd BIAB - Trying new hops variety
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Views: 3376
10 years ago
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Pike Place Space Needle Golden Anniversary IPA (clone)

Just kegged this brew. I was going to brew several weeks ago but life intervened, so I did the brew day on May 10. I've been trying to duplicate this brew, and missed the hop bill a bit on my last try. This one seems to be somewhat closer to the original - maybe even right on the spot, after it has ...

Forum: BIAB Recipes
Topic: Pike Place Space Needle Golden Anniversary IPA (clone)
Replies: 2
Views: 7620
11 years ago
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Here's the recipe report from BIABacus 1.3. Let me know if there are any glaring problems/errors that I need to take into account: Hi there SV :peace:, If you want some advice on the recipe itself, feel free to put the report up in a thread of its own as some members who are good on that side of th...

Forum: BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members
Topic: Use this thread to convert recipes to suit your equipment...
Replies: 2350
Views: 1792934
11 years ago
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OK, I'm getting ready to try the (supposed) clone of the Pike Brewery's "Space Needle Golden Anniversary IPA" again. My first attempt was OK, but I got a low gravity (bad gain crush) and screwed up a few other steps. I tinkered with the recipe a bit. I added a little Cara-pils and will add some extr...

Forum: BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members
Topic: Use this thread to convert recipes to suit your equipment...
Replies: 2350
Views: 1792934
11 years ago
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I used to worry about 'getting into shape', but then I realized - round *IS* a shape!

I've been much happier since...

Forum: General Chit-Chat, Nonsense & Rambles
Topic: Keeping in tip top shape?
Replies: 11
Views: 10157
11 years ago
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You may have some new people here soon...

or at least some heavier 'guest' traffic. The January issue of Zymurgy has a nice little article titled 'Brew in a Bag' that has a link to here. Seems to be a well-written factual article that debunks a lot of the myths about efficiency, etc. You guys have made the big time here! Congratulations! Fo...

Forum: General Chit-Chat, Nonsense & Rambles
Topic: You may have some new people here soon...
Replies: 3
Views: 4955
11 years ago
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Not a micro brewery, but I got a complete kegging setup from my wife! Here in Seattle we had a wet Christmas - it rained most of the day. Today it's about 42F (5.5C), and we're getting ready to fire verything up and start on a Porter recipe (Deschutes Black Butte Porter clone). Happy Holidays, all!

Forum: General Chit-Chat, Nonsense & Rambles
Topic: All the best for 2013.
Replies: 44
Views: 36740
11 years ago
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I ran the grain bill for the porter through the slightly finer crush. It looks nicely cracked, but not tiny pieces. Have to pickup a little Magnum and another tank of propane then we'll fire up the burner and (hopefully) get the brew done today. I'm anxious to see how this one comes out - especially...

Forum: Brew Day Stories and/or Pics
Topic: First BIAB - lower OG, and a strange (fast) fermentation
Replies: 8
Views: 8365
11 years ago
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Shared some last night - tastes good, took about 3 weeks to condition, but it'll be better in another 2 weeks. Getting ready to do a nice little Porter next.

Buon Natale a tutti!!

Forum: Brew Day Stories and/or Pics
Topic: First BIAB - lower OG, and a strange (fast) fermentation
Replies: 8
Views: 8365
11 years ago
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I'd hate to think what it would taste after being shipped from Austria! I'd love a second opinion on my beer though because I'm probably a bit biased :argh: Austria, Australia ... looks pretty close to me! Go ahead and try it. Many people can't tell the difference anyway. I believe the proper proce...

Forum: BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members
Topic: 2nd Biab Fuller's discovery.
Replies: 9
Views: 8481
11 years ago
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OK, bottled this batch today. FG was 1.012 (never went any lower after I racked to the secondary - fermentation had completed within 48 hours of the start), pale golden color (between SRM 4 & 5), great hop aroma, and tastes *wonderful*, even pre-conditioning. My final volume was what was expected (a...

Forum: Brew Day Stories and/or Pics
Topic: First BIAB - lower OG, and a strange (fast) fermentation
Replies: 8
Views: 8365
11 years ago
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Thanks, guys! The milling was purely my fault. When I placed the bag I bumped the lever to a coarser crush than the normally recommended one. I noticed it mid-crush and put it to the finer crush, so perhaps up to 1/4 of the grain was at 'coarse' and the rest was normal. Since the BIAB process permit...

Forum: Brew Day Stories and/or Pics
Topic: First BIAB - lower OG, and a strange (fast) fermentation
Replies: 8
Views: 8365
11 years ago
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First BIAB - lower OG, and a strange (fast) fermentation

Did my first BIAB this past Wednesday. Made a mistake when milling the grain, and got it somewhat too coarse, so my OG was off from what I had initially calculated (Calc: 1.063, actual 1.046). The recipe was supposed to be a 5-gallon batch of 'Space Needle IPA', which appears to closely mimic Seattl...

Forum: Brew Day Stories and/or Pics
Topic: First BIAB - lower OG, and a strange (fast) fermentation
Replies: 8
Views: 8365
11 years ago
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Thanks for the kind welcome. We didn't have any real bad storms here on the West Coast - just the usual late-October drenching rain for a few days. I've been reading a LOT of messages, and have downloaded the Calculator (Maxi-BIAB that does the obsolete Imperial units that we're used to here in the ...

Forum: BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members
Topic: My First Post! - Post here to become Fully Registered
Replies: 8965
Views: 5881941
11 years ago
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Mike here, in Seattle, Washington. I started brewing in 1993, then stopped for several years after getting hit by the dreaded '7th Batch Curse' (finally figured out that I had pitched the yeast while the wort was *way* too hot, and wound up with a batch that I called 'NastyBraü'). I started brewing ...

Forum: BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members
Topic: My First Post! - Post here to become Fully Registered
Replies: 8965
Views: 5881941
11 years ago
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Mac 'n' Jack's Amber clone (supposed to be close)

3rd BIAB - Trying new hops variety

Pike Place Space Needle Golden Anniversary IPA (clone)

You may have some new people here soon...

First BIAB - lower OG, and a strange (fast) fermentation