Okay... so I've gone away and read a bunch of stuff, and decided to change up the grainbill quite a lot... which has resulted in a different style completely... an Indian Red Ale (i think...) Let me know your thoughts on this: Darren's NZ Indian Red Ale (?) - Batch 1 Brewer: Darren Wood Style: India...
Thanks for the input PP. I've adjusted the grain bill and added in some Munich Type 1 and reduced the Carapils to about 4%. Taking a leaf out of another pale ale I quite enjoy... And yes... I guess this would be a little more like an IPA... that's the NZ style, I guess :) Could you explain why a 90 ...
Hi team, I've now done 5 brews all pretty successful... some more than others; but there has always been drinkable beer at the end so things can't be going too badly :) I've decided to try my hand at making my own recipe; which is what follows. Any advice or whatever would be great? Is this somethin...
Hi team, I'm going to give this recipe a go: http://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/the-highwayman-bookbinder-clone But I've noticed that there're multiple mash steps: Protein Rest, 56°C for 20 min Saccharification Rest, 68°C for 60 min Mash-out, 75°C for 15 min How does one do this with BIAB? And more imp...
Hi there, I want to scale a recipe way, way down; from 19L down to 5L (don't ask questions... just go with me here...) Here's the 19L hop recipe: NAME AMOUNT TIME USE FORM AA Cascade New Zealand 7 g 60 min Boil Pellet 5.5% Cascade New Zealand 14 g 30 min Boil Pellet 5.5% Cascade New Zealand 28 g 10 ...
Just wondering what the process of secondary fermentation is about...? Why would you do it and how (what tools) would you use to do this? A total n00b question, I know... but I'd like a little more detail than what can be found in the post above.
I clearly need to take more measurements. I need to get a long ruler so I can accurately take volume measurements. The only measurements I took were gravity readings: http://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/digital-ipa-clone/brew-logs/100107 When I have some time I'll load in measurements to BIABacus. As fo...
I thought i'd post an update: We brewed this morning and everything went swimmingly! :) Hit an OG of 1.064 (recipe required 1.066). I'm pretty happy with that! Here are photos of the process should anyone care to live vicariously: http://www.flickr.com/photos/darren/sets/72157634758207390/ Thanks ag...
Wicked-awesome! Thanks for the help with this, PP. Learning a lot in this little thread... Will keep this thread updated with the outcome of the beer. I'll try to take photos of the brewing process, too
Thanks for the reply PP. Most of what I've read in your previous posts is a little over my head at this stage so I guess the only thing to do is try and it hope it doesn't end up too rough :-/ In the original recipe they make reference to x g/L... is it correct to assume that in my case I could (ins...
Hi team, The next beer I'm going to attempt is this beauty: http://yeastieboys.tumblr.com/post/5220" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... ipa-recipe I've added in all the bits to the BIABacus and wondering if I've done it correctly. Would you smarter/more experienced provide any assista...
Hi there! I've been lurking around this forum for a while and read a whole bunch of stuff both here and elsewhere—needless to say my head is full of info... sadly I don't know how much of it is useful. Anyway—I've brewed one and a half (well the second one is 3 weeks into fermentation); these are my...
Hi! I'm Darren—from Auckland, New Zealand. I've made one BIAB beer with a friend who has done a few kit brews over the years. I'm a bit craft beer fan and am super-keen to make some of my own. I'm looking forward to trying a few brews on my own so am trying to get as much info/research as I can! Che...