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I just want to say that this is the site that allowed me to start brewing. I was reading for months on the internet and a few books that I bought, and it was a classic case of paralysis by analysis. Discovering BIAB and in particular the posts on this site made me feel that I could start out of the ...

I really went on the SMaSH thing with the 4 base malts I wanted to try, so I've not taken a second run at anything yet. I've sort of taken the summer off from brewing, cause I'm working on the stove and we have no AC.... it's too hot! After having samples of my first 5 beers, the #1 batch (subject o...

Not to drag this old thread back to life, but rather to make it a complete loop to any new person scouring for information. The 22oz bottles, just seemed to need more time. I had a couple of bottles left from my January batches and we drank them during the world cup and there was a nice head on each...

There was a very slight pssst when I opened the bottle, not that it eliminates bad caps or capper. The caps have the plastic lining and the capper is new, though the cheap kit kind. I'm out of town this weekend, but will open one and scrutinize the items mentioned. I have my second batch in the bott...

Here is the final update with the photo attached. Again, the biggest issues is that it is flat, I can live with tweaking the taste to my liking, but I need to fix my carbonation problem!

BTW I used the sugar drops (I believe brewers best) and I used the recommended 2 drops per 22oz bottle.

Okay so my #1 batch has been in the bottle for 3 weeks, so I opened one finally. It was not carbonated at all, there was the tiniest of pressure changes when it was opened, but there was no head and it was obviously flat. I have had this feeling in my gut that it wouldn't be because there was almost...

Bottled batch #1! I had about 10oz "extra" due to my use of 22oz bottles. I drank it, and it was. . . drinkable. Hopefully with some conditioning/age it will be better. It was a light beer, to be expected, but the Cascade nose and flavor didn't come though, though it did have a nice bitterness to it...

Okay, just to follow-up on this in case anyone is keeping track, or for new people to search for later (don't you hate it when discussions about recipes end and you never know how the beer turned out?).... I transferred to secondary after a week, because I'm inpatient and I wanted my primary ferment...

I only have one batch under my belt, but my logic was the same as yours and that was my plan. However, I received a 20L kettle for Christmas, so I didn't have to make a go of the 12L one I was trying to make work. In my (one and only) batch I started with 12L and ended up with ~7L in my 20L pot, so ...

Okay, so here is the completed file (to the best of my ability). My kettle has the volumes built into it, but I sort of guessed on the fermentor, but it is about half full and it's 2 gallons, so it's more or less right. I tried to calculate my gravity(s) using an online temperature compensation calc...

Well, it was a first attempt and as such went not so smoothly. I was a bit taken aback by the extreme amount of trub, and my lower gravities, that i ended up. Which, in turn, threw off how much wort I had in the fermenter, and I don't think I pitched exactly as i had intended. I am watching the ferm...

PP, Thanks again for all the help. Brew day is tomorrow, and I'm attaching the final file in case any one is following along on the thread. The amounts of grain and hops was tweaked to what I have on hand and to sort of establish a baseline brew to build on. I will post the brew day notes when I get...

Pistol Thanks for the information, I've updated the BIABacus accordingly. Is 1/4 whirlfloc appropriate for this batch size? I was debating the hop stand and was thinking I was adding complexity (risk of infection?), but really wanted to get those hoppy aromas captured. I've also been debating cranki...

As a new Brewer (BIAB'r) here is my list: - Get first batch under my belt in the first week of the year (this weekend). - Keep my fermenter (only have one) in use at all times. - Stick with the SMaSH plan to learn about how the different hops play with my recipe. - Make some Wit/Hef (not my style) f...

First Brew Planning

Thanks in advanced for any and all help anyone is willing to provide. The following is my plan for my first batch ever, yes I've not even done an extract brew before, so I'm trying to keep it as simple as I can, but hopefully it will result in something decent. I've attached my BIABacus file for rev...

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