Creating Your Own Recipes

1. Brewing Recipes From Graham Wheelers BYORA.

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   First post by Yeasty, 9 years ago

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   This post is a follow up to my post Here . So if you've got the book and want to use it in conjunction with the Biabacus here is a bit of info on Grahams Recipes.
   
   Batch Sizes.
   
   Graham lists the ingredients for 3 batch sizes, 19L, 23L, and 25L these are 'Volume at Flame-Out (VFO)'. The figures required for section D to scale correctly are 'Volume of Ambient Wort (VAW)'. The corrected figures are:
   
   VFO = VAW
   
   19L = 18.27
   23L = 22.11
   25L = 24.04
   
   Efficiency
   
   The assumed efficiency used in the...

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   Received a copy of the 3rd edition for my birthday, Mr Yeasty. Going to make some Timothy Taylor Landlord. Anyone want to verify my recipe? (BTW, I upped the OG cuz I like alcohol.)
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2. The Basics of Creating Your Own Recipe

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   First post by BIABrewer, 13 years ago

   

   [Like all, The Basics, in the General Brewing Skills section, the following is not a definitive guide. It is simply a guide that will get a new brewer under way safely and with confidence. Please advise BIABrewer of any errors. Please justify, in full, any contrary topics that you may choose to start in this forum. If well-written and justified, they will be, promoted, as best as we are able.]
   
   All brewers, new and experienced, are encouraged to start new topics in this section provided they...
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3. My own recipe built around my own Chinook hops

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   First post by Another Brian, 2 years ago

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   Hello all. I've been away for a couple of years(!) though not completely idle. I've done a few brews from BCS, a couple of extract ones, one Pilsner as my neighbor went away and said I could use her fridge... I haven't really sparged yet; specialty grains in a bag with the extract brews.
   
   I planted hops here in Central Virginia a couple of years ago. The Chinook hops have done well, and I currently have 8 oz. dried wrapped up in my freezer. The lighter hops did not survive..
   
   I'd like to build...

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   Unfortunately I'm still not seeing an attachment.
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4. Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter recipe

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   First post by BMWFan, 2 years ago

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   Hello,
   Near me is Waconia Brewing in Waconia, MN. They have a fantastic Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter. I'm trying to make a copy of that beer. I did contact the brewery and got a response from the brewer, who gave some tips.
   I've come up with the following recipe and am wondering if it looks OK.
   I do have a question about the spreadsheet. It shows What you will use... with lower amounts of grain and more hops than I made in the recipe from scratch. Why is that? Should I just follow my own...

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   Scott,
   I had some Internet trouble and couldn't get the attachment added earlier. It's there now.
   Your explanation makes sense I guess. The Recipe is like a rough draft and BIABacus does the final editing.
   Thanks.
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5. Brulosophy Vienna Lager

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   First post by shetc, 3 years ago

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   Hi Guys,
   
   I want to make the simple vienna lager recipe described at Brulosophy . I threw the recipe into the BIABacus and the numbers seem real close. The recipe does not supply the VAW so is there actual integrity, or the #s just happen to match?
   
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   Steve
   
   BIABacus PR1.3U - Brulosophy Vienna Lager - Batch A0.xls

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   Steve, your email provider is actually bouncing our emails. I'll send you a PM ;)
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6. Saison

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   First post by gonzo^^, 5 years ago

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   HI i'm making a saison with only maris otter to end it. I dont understand why in biabacus on the section packaging there is a warning about priming. It's the first the happens to me, what could be?
   Some suggestion on temperature for MJ m29 french saison?

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   Sorry gonzo^^ , looks like you slipped through the cracks there. Just had a look at the underlying formula that triggered that warning and it's triggered if priming is done at over 25°C or if over 3.5 Volumes of CO2 are entered. I'd have to think it through a bit more but I'd say that the idea behind it was to make sure bottle bombs weren't going to be produced :)
   
   The warning probably needs a bit of updating. Thanks for bringing it up. Good question and sorry we didn't get to you earlier....
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7. Biabacus recipe development

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   First post by Am33106, 5 years ago

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   All,
   
   I'm hoping someone can help explain how to develop your own recipe using Biabacus. I have used it to scale recipes very successfully so far but can't seem to figure out how to make it work for designing my own. I saw somewhere on the site to try using % rather than entering weights for the grain bill but I can't alter the percent column on the left hand side. I'm sure I'm missing something in the software but can't nail it down. Any advice is appreciated.
   
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   Yo yo yo, guys! Long time, no write :thumbs:
   
   I am doing well and so are my beers, thanks to all of you. I've decided it's time to focus on creating my own beers so I just bought a copy of Designing Great Beers. Thanks Pat and ShorePoints for collecting this information here.
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8. Recipe Advice/Check - SMASH MO/Mosaic

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   First post by narcosis007, 5 years ago

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   Hi Folks,
   
   Recently joined this excellent forum and have been soaking up as much info as I can before posting my noob questions! I have a 31L SS pot and an 8kW gas burner and am hoping to start some SMASH brews very soon. My pot size will allow for about 12L VIF which is fine for now. I'd like my first brew to be a Marris Otter/Mosaic SMASH running at about 5% ABV and 40-50 IBU. I've been playing around with Biabacus and there are still a few things I haven't quite figured out. I copied in a...

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   Thanks ShorePoints, I guess the only way to really learn anything is to get stuck in! I'll give this recipe a try and see how it tastes. Really appreciate the advice.
   
   Alan
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9. Recipe review requested

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   First post by Tomas, 5 years ago

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   Attached is a recipe I pulled from the Mar/Apr Zymurgy magazine for an India Dark Double Black IPA . Previous forums have spoken to recipe integrity and when specifics aren't given as to VAW or VIP, only 5.5 gallon batch size, I can't compute how they arrive at their OG, etc.
   
   I post it for review, as I have a few questions.
   
   1) Based on what they say is a 5.5 gal. batch, how do they achieve the 1.070 OG based on the original grain bill?
   
   2) BIABacus doesn't have a provision for hop additions...

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   Firstly, thanks to ShorePoints , who with one or two others has been keeping things afloat while the rest of us are slacking off :salute: .
   
   And, SP's answers are always top quality. Unless my memory is failing, his answers are also, always correct. For example...
   
   1. Zymurgy and many other magazines have very poorly defined terminology. Their batch size will mean Volume at Flame-Out and they will have a set efficiency figure for all recipes submitted to the mag. (Somewhere on this site there...
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10. Adding sugars to a recipe

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    First post by Tomas, 5 years ago

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    My last brew required 1 pound of dark candi sugar to be added 15 min. prior to flame out. I am confused as to where to input this in Biabacus and am getting ready for the next brew which calls for the addition of honey at flame out.
    
    I have acquired a new kettle and plan on the attached recipe (Raging Irish Red) being the first brew in that kettle. The recipe calls for the addition of 1 pound of honey at flame out. I have the following questions I'm seeking clarity on:
    
    1. Does the honey or in...

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    PP - thanks for the response and the timing is fine, as I have some addl equipment I'm waiting for, and other work to be done in the brewery before I can brew. I appreciate the thoroughness of your answers, as the honey addition this time and the dark candi sugar in the last brew were a bit confusing for me. The tip on Googling sugar content for honey is invaluable as well.
    
    Thx
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11. IPA Brewers - What are your opinions with hop additions for IPAs?

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    First post by Scott, 5 years ago

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    I am trying to formulate an easy to drink IPA recipe and would like thoughts on what I have here so far, in particular the hop timing and additions.
    
    Looking for something around 6% ABV and probably in the neighborhood of 60 IBUs. Something that has some bitterness, but great hop flavor (so plenty of later hop additions). I like some of the fruity'ish IPA hops that have been used lately but sometimes they can be just a tad too much one side of the pendulum (too fruity and not enough...

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    Kegged 5 gallons + bottled a dozen bottles on Saturday... So far, I think it’s very good. Not properly carbonated but I keep raiding the keg and drinking it anyhow. :drink: LOTS of good flavor!
    
    Mecca Grade Estate Malt - Wow, definitely has nice body and good flavor.
    
    Hop mix - strong grapefruit-floral-orangish mix. Not sure what I’ll change. Definitely more grapefruit than orange. Maybe next time use a tad less Loral hops and add a little more El Dorado for more fruityness. But I like how it...
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12. Help cloning James Squire Sundown Australian Lager

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    First post by Agdigger, 7 years ago

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    Hi All,
    
    Just wondering if anyone has ever come across a clone recipe for James Squire Sundown Australian Lager? I absolutely love the beer but it appears it was only ever intended to be a limited release and there isn't any information about it on the current James Squire website. I've also scoured the Internet for a clone recipe but haven't had any luck.
    
    Has anyone ever had a crack at creating a clone recipe for this beer?
    
    Thanks All
    
    Agdigger
    
    Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk

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    Thanks for the advice Pistol. I'll definitely post the recipe once I've punched it all into Biabicus. I'd love to have a crack at this on the weekend but I'm having a bunch of mates around for a homebrew consumption session! I spose that's not a bad way to spend a weekend...
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13. Ossetts Yorkshire Blonde

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    First post by SJLane, 6 years ago

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    Hi all,
    
    I'm keen to brew a clone of a beer I had recently called Yorkshire Blonde but haven't been able to track down a clone recipe. Does any body have any ideas? It is described as below and is essentially a very light blonde ale with a nice foamy head;
    
    YORKSHIRE BLONDE
    
    Alcohol Content: 3.9% ABV
    
    Hop: Mount Hood Hops
    
    Flavour: Full bodied, well-rounded and slightly sweet on the palate.
    
    Our biggest selling beer, Yorkshire Blonde is a mellow, lager coloured ale. Full-bodied and low in...

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    Hi Sam and welcome to the forum :peace:,
    
    Cloning commercial craft beers is a difficult process for a number of reasons:
    
    1. They often change from batch to batch, sometimes significantly.
    2. Even on the same batch, transportation can have significant effects. So, what is a great beer in my location might arrive to you as being lame and vice versa.
    3. Often you will get little, no or conflicting information on the beer.
    
    I actually can't think of a single commercial craft beer that has...
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14. Hop Flavouring

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    First post by Jomay, 6 years ago

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    Hello All
    
    Have probably got about 20 or so BIAB brews under my belt, mostly from recipes I have found here and Greg Hughes book. I am not the most discerning drinker/brewer although so far I have stuck to fairly standard ales rather than lagers etc. At the moment I have a load of left over hops in my freezer that I am using up. Have been brewing a number of SMASH brews (from recipes I have found), this has been useful in that it has helped a bit in educating me in what the various hops taste...

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    I don't always use large quantities, but for ipas and double ipas and any other ipa variants I tend to use lots. I can only get pellet hops usually, I just dump them in, no stirring. With leaf hops you are probably best to use a hopsock and weigh it down with a sanitized weight of some sort. I would try to avoid stirring...
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15. porter recipe

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    First post by mickspangle, 6 years ago

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    Hi everyone, relative newbie here. managed to make a speckled hen clone that turned out ok for a first AG brew, and thought I'd attempt a version of Fullers London Porter from Graham Wheelers book. 
    what I can't quite work out is that I've inputted the various weights of malts, haven't given it a reference volume to scale it against yet it's decided to scale the malts? is there something I haven't grasped about the the BIABacus?
    
    link to biabacus
    
    thanks in advance

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    didn't turn out as dark as I was expecting, but it looks and tastes like beer :-)
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16. Oatmeal Pale Ale

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    First post by arkique, 6 years ago

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    EDIT: Recipe copied and pasted from older BIABacus - use at own risk
    
    Just put this down earlier today. Brewday mistakes and pics will be posted in brewday(link will be added once done).
    
    BIABacus Pre-Release 1.3T RECIPE REPORT
    BIAB Recipe Designer, Calculator and Scaler.
    (Please visit for the latest version.)
    Oatmeal Pale Ale - Batch 1
    
    Recipe Overview
    
    Brewer: arkique
    Style: Ale
    Source Recipe Link: 
    ABV: 5.4% (assumes any priming sugar used is diluted.)
    
    Original Gravity (OG):...

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    No problem - we're all here to share, learn and make some good beer :thumbs:
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17. Biabacus

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    First post by Oldgit, 6 years ago

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    I'am putting a recipe together, and I've hit a snag 
    How to use biabacus ?
    I need more lines/boxs for grain input 
    Is there away to add more grains etc in biabacus 
    Any help would be very much appreciated 

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    Thanks , I had not thought off lumping two or more grains together  :thumbs:
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18. help with Biabacus and stout recipie

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    First post by toyhouse, 6 years ago

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    Hi all
    Trying to plan my first (non kit) stout recipe and using biabacus for the first time. I'm aiming for a fairly basic stout somewhere around 5-6%.
    Unfortunately my saucepan (and gas stove) aren't massive and this I think is causing some errors - probably my inputting errors.
    I'm planning to mash 12 litres and then dunk sparge in 5 litres, making 17 litres in the boil, I'll then top up to 21 litres in the fermenter.
    Firstly is this a stupid thing to do? And if not how do I reflect this in...

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    Huge thanks, Mad Scientist and Shorepoints.
    
    It's great that guys like you are around to help out us newbies.
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19. Getting back on the horse Belgian Blonde

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    First post by Lumpy5oh, 6 years ago

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    It has been about 18 months since my last confession (brewday). I feel like I am starting from square 1 again.
    I am brewing a belgian blonde and planning on using the yeast cake to brew a belgian golden strong in a couple weeks. The blonde recipe is based on a BYO Jamil recipe. The original is a 7%Abv recipe with hallertau hops and mine will be 5% with styrian goldings (celia). The recipe calls for sugar to be added to the boil and I am not sure if I entered it correctly in the biabacus. 
    Any...

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    Well I'm going to try again next weekend.  :angry:
    I started getting everything ready to brew. First off I didn't leave enough room to really get at my hose attachment so I  had some leakage but was going to press on anyways. When it came time to crush my grains I couldn't find my drill attachment for my corona mill. I ran out to the hardware store and pick another one up. 4lbs into grinding my mill broke bringing an end to my brewday. 
    Luckily I did alright at Christmas and my new roller mill...
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20. SKA Brewing Mexican Logger clone

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    First post by jrstephens65, 6 years ago

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    This will be my first adjunct brew and I am not sure how to handle section Y.  The clone recipe calls for dextrose as an adjunct to be added in the last 20 min of the boil.  I have filled out the BIABacus as well as I can so far.  Can someone please take a look and let me know what to do with section Y?
    
    Thanks 
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    Haven't brewed it yet!  My LHBS didn't have the WLP940 yeast in stock. Just got it yesterday so I will brew this weekend. Thinking of trying some of the quick fermentation schedules as seen in the latest BYO or on Brulosophy.  Or may stick with the standard schedule this time then brew it again with the quick to see if I can tell the difference. 
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21. Scaling Amarillo APA to 1 gal using BIABacus

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    First post by LI Mike D, 6 years ago

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    My first attempt an using BIABacus scaling down the Amarillo APA recipe to 1 gal into the primary.
    FWIW, I kept getting an error message using the template on Excel for Mac v 15.15. I was able to use an existing file from the site and zero's out the entries (I hope). One of my main concerns is that grain bill and hop bills were noticeable smaller than when I scaled down using the Calculator (water exceeded pot by a liter, grain bill was 1205v grams and hop bill was different). I attached both...

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    Thank you mass scientist. I bottled today, full 10 bottles plus some flat beer for the cook. final gravity was 1.012 with an ABV of 5.4, close enough for me. No obvious off flavors and nice light amber color. Looking forward to opening bottle. Brewing an American Smoked Stout today
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22. Getting Ready for My First BIAB - Holiday Ale

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    First post by shader, 6 years ago

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    *For starters, I found this recipe on Homebrewtalk.com*
    
    I thought it looked like a tasty and doable recipe so I plugged it into the BIABacus to try to get a more precise recipe. I have very little brewing experience and I very well may be getting too excited too quickly (I tend to do that). I have listed the original recipe below and attached my BIABacus file that I made based on this recipe. I want to also give you my step by step plan and hopefully I can get some good feedback before I...

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    Congratulations, shader, you did it. :salute: You will get beer.
    It sounds like your checklist worked out - whatever it takes to make for a smooth process on brew day is a good thing. Two things I might mention are: pitching yeast at 82 ºF (28ºC) is pretty high - below 70 ºF (21 ºC) is most often recommended, and Specific Gravity readings should be done at the same temperature that your hydrometer is calibrated for - temperature adjustment tables/formulas are not very trustworthy. You can pull...
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23. Ibu's etc not updating

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    First post by Oldgit, 6 years ago

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    Old English ale.xls Ok clearly it's my thoult
    What am I doing wrong, keep mucking about with the hops
    But no joy

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    Perfect thanks put the og in
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24. Braggot - honey in BIABacus

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    First post by Brew4me, 7 years ago

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    I have some left over english pale malt so I was thinking about making a small batch of Braggot (a gallon or two) - anyone have experience in how to represent the honey in BIABacus?
    Any thoughts appreciated...
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    Thought I would add one closing note on the Braggot - the first bottle was opened on April 22 after two months conditioning. Just opened the second to the last one 7 months into conditioning - very good at this point - best taste yet, can taste the mix but definitely more mead then ale. Last bottle will sit until December. Clearly the braggot needs to age like a mead. If / when I brew it again it will be set aside for a year prior to drinking.
    
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25. Check a recipe - Chocolate (and coconut) stout

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    First post by tim_n, 7 years ago

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    Hi Can you check the following recipe.
    
    BIABacus Pre-Release 1.3T RECIPE REPORT
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    Esthers Bounty Stout
    
    Recipe Overview
    
    Brewer: Ester Arwet
    Style: Stout
    Source Recipe Link:
    ABV: 4.7% (assumes any priming sugar used is diluted.)
    
    Original Gravity (OG): 1.049
    IBU's (Tinseth): 30
    Bitterness to Gravity Ratio: 0.61
    Colour: 83.5 EBC = 42.4 SRM
    
    Kettle Efficiency...

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    tips on coconut: Roast 160'C (fan oven) for 4-5m. Use a paper towel to scrunch the oil off the coconut. Do this whilst the coconut is still hot from the oven as the cooler it gets, the less oil you get off it. We used just under 900 grams because the previous finer shredded stuff didn't impart a noticeable flavor to the stout.
    
    It'll probably swing the other way now...
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