First BIAB buy list

First post by gnmrc, 11 years ago

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This is gonna be a long post, please take the time to help a first time brewer in need! I am about to purchase my first equipment to brew beer and I'm going with the BIAB method. I'm making this list to ask you some thoughts and opinions..I'd like to know if this list is complete.

Sanitisation

- (natural biodegradable detergent)
- Enoidrosan: chlorine-active alkaline detergent/sanitizer
- cleaner
- spray bottle

Mashing

- Stainless steel 50 liters (13 gallons)
- Mug 5 liters (1.3 gallons)
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Well it is very clear that I know nothing about the price of second hand freezers in Italy! I live in Australia and it is very different so apologies for misleading you there!

When I say a double batch I get about 40L into fermenters and could get a bit more if I pushed it. The main limit to BIAB is the total mash volume so all of your starting water plus your grain. There are ways to increase this if you want to but it sounds like you are happy with 23L batches for now and the 50L will be...

Short on Time and Answers

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First post by PistolPatch, 12 years ago

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I have just written quite a few posts here over several hours but have still missed answering several questions directed specifically to me. I am sorry I haven't had time to answer them :dunno:. I've actually been struggling for a long time now to keep up here.

I tend to favour new brewer's questions but it frustrates me to leave any questions unanswered.

But, I'm not the only one that will spend an hour or more here answering a single question. Perhaps for now, we should continue looking...

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Sorry to hear of your loss Mad Scientist. Always tough to lose a parent.
As for your back, I have had good success with smaller batches. Good luck with your brew day.

Aquarium pump and air stone?

First post by nosco, 12 years ago

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My LHBS jas % 20 off tomorrow so im gonna blow some more money on some flasks and a air stone kit. I guess an aquarium air stone is no good coz you cant boil them after. The biggest pump from a department store is $18 which works for up to 70lt. Will that work with a .5 micron stone?

Also how long do the air filters last for if you dont get them wet?

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Thanks bob. I was thinking I could try oxygen down the track but ill just use the air pump for starters.

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Priming sugar and alcohol content

First post by tota76, 12 years ago

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Hi folks!
Someone know, when we add priming sugar, how many alchool content add a the bottled beer?

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It depends on how much priming sugar you add tota and whether you mix that priming sugar with warm water for bulk priming.

There is no neeed to go over-board on accuracy though on this so if you 'dry' primed, then adding about 0.2% ABV would be a good average to work from.

La menorquina 2.0 - IPA

First post by tota76, 12 years ago

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Hi guys!

Next saturday I'll brew my second IPA,
I'll change the recipe : onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;
to try a more complex recipe

this is the new recipe, any advice and sugestion is welcome

BIABacus Pre-Release 1.3K RECIPE REPORT
La Menorquina - Batch 2

Recipe Overview
Brewer: Antonio Maria Ledda
Style: Indian Pale Ale
ABV: 5,4% (assumes any priming sugar used is diluted.)
Original Gravity (OG): 1,056
IBU's (Tinseth): 40
Bitterness to Gravity Ratio: 0,71
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That looks better to me tota.
As rick says load up the late hops. If your using citra then you want that bang of citrusy flavours it will bring.

Proof read needed.

First post by JollyBombadil, 12 years ago

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Hi folks,

So I've been bumbling around in biabacus and think Im getting familiar with it. I would love for a more experienced brewer to have a peek though and check that things look good. This recipe is Bambi's Best Blonde Ale from Randy Moshers book, Brewing Radical Styles.

VIF in section B and VAW in section D have both been inputted from section K's estimations. Is this an efficient way to estimate these numbers if my recipe only states volume into packaging?

Thanks for the help and...

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Quick update here. Its been a while since brew day, and I must say I'm a big fan of this beer. I split the batch into three parts, one part as is, one on raspberries and one on apricots. The original beer is good, but the apricot blonde is a delicious beer. 2 2.5 gallons on 5 lbs of fresh apricots for 2 weeks did the trick. I like the complexity that it adds. My wife enjoys the raspberry version of this beer, but I find it lacks body and tartness.

Anyways, thanks for the help. I would strongly...

Second Brew - American Pale Ale

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First post by tota76, 12 years ago

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Hi folks!
After brew my first beer, an IPA that at the moment is into the fermenter untill sunday :)

I decided to do my second brew an American Pale Ale,
I copied the recipe in Brewing Classic Style, I changed the Munich malt whit Cara Pils (becouse I don't have Munich malt)
and the Horizon hop whit Citra hop for the same reason.

this is the recipe into Biabacus, everything is ok?

BIABacus Pre-Release 1.3K RECIPE REPORT
BIAB Recipe Designer, Calculator and Scaler.
(Please visit...

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hey JH, the beer is good!
the beer is clear, the head and the body is great, I'm proud about my second brew :))

the only thing I think that's little bit sweet, I'm thinking about put more hop at 60mins
other thing that I'll try in the new batch is to put less carapils and replace it whit vienna to give more bisquit flavor

thanks for all the suggestion at everyone! :))

in another thread I'll post my new IPA recipe for some suggestion and advice!!

First BIAB bottled

First post by jayjay, 12 years ago

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So I finally got my BIAB equipment together and got a brew done. Used the BIABacus to convert the Dr Smurto's Golden ale recipe to suit my 20L birko urn.

Anyway, things were tasting pretty good prior to bottling and I'm really looking forward to sampling the finished product.

Things didn't go perfectly smoothly, efficiencies weren't fantastic and my O.G. was a little lower than expected...BUT it was a fun day and a big learning curve. After many kit brews it is awesome to have an all grain...

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A mash-out is good but regular stirring and temp checks during the mash are the first priority ;). (Not sure if you gathered that bit from my last post ;)).

Attempting My First Mini BIAB

First post by step_hen, 12 years ago

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Hey guys. Going to try my first Mini BIAB this weekend. Ran into a few issues with my setup I bought enough ingrediants for a a 19L pot I was going to buy today to use for the brew. hen I went to buy it they were sold out so I settled with a 15L thinking I could work something out.

So what I have is:

2.4kg of Pale Malt
300g Caramlt
300g Munich

50g Cascade

US-05 Yeast

Keen to to make something farily hoppy, this recipe stated Mash for 60, boil for 60. Hop 40g at 10min then 10g Dry....

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You are exactly right PistolPatch. That was my concern as there isn't much of my precious brew. I'll take another reading tonight and leave it in a jar as you have said

First Brew, First BIAB - American Stout - Feedback?

First post by bmcphail05, 12 years ago

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My first brew ever (and therefore my first BIAB ever) is currently in the fermentor! After 9 months of preparing I finally pulled it off here in Beijing :thumbs: …I jumped straight into AG with no prior brewing experience so there has certainly been a steep learning curve. I think I've managed it well for the most part, especially considering some of the limitations we face here in China. I learned a ton preparing (many thanks to this forum). I learned more by actually brewing! And now I hope...

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Cracked my first bottle open a few weeks ago after it had conditioned for a couple of weeks. I was pleasantly surprised. Not too bad for my first brew! And just in time for some middle of the night viewings of World Cup games...

Though I expressed concern over the gravity readings and failing to hit the marks I'd aimed for, I probably couldn't discern much of a difference anyway. I'm a newbie brewing beer but I'm also a newbie tasting beer. There's so much to learn!

Thanks again for the great...

Understanding the "what you will use..." section of biabacus

First post by andyisavinit, 12 years ago

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I'm struggling to get my head around the what you will use section . I have done a search on this site but can't find anything in the last 1/2 hour so was hoping someone could post a link to a thread that explains this for me. Or better just explain it - appologise if this is a noob question.

I've done a few (maybe 6) biab now. I have been following Graham Wheelers recipes from brew your own book. Been using the grain bills, hops bills and batch sizes he states, so why when i put them in the...

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Thx for the reply Mally. I actually read your post mid-boil on sunday. I was reassured that I had done as you suggested and adjusted the (EOBV-A) and put in GW's AA%.

You say eobv-a is now VAW - that must be in the latest biabacus - can you post a link so i can download it, for some reason I'm struggling to find it myself.

Anyway after posting the two spreads sheet earlier in this thread for XXXB and Old Hooky I ended up brewing the Black Sheep recipe. (I had brewed the Old Hooky before.)

I...

Reusing yeast for my next batch

First post by tota76, 12 years ago

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hi!
Saturday I will make a another batch of beer.
I put my APA, made ​​Sunday in the second fermenter
I would like to use the yeast that will remain on the bottom for my new batch of beer, a stout.

I can directly use the yeast that remains in the bottom without having to make a starter?
is a correct procedure?

the yeast will be taken by two 23-liter fermentors to put in one 23-liter .. a US05 and a BRY97.

thank for all advice and suggestions!

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Ok Lumpy! Thanks! That will be easier!

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3° Brew - Dry Stout

First post by tota76, 12 years ago

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Only 2 weeks ago, I was brewing my first ever beer an IPA, yesterday I brewed an APA and now I'm working out the third recipe....
an Dry Stout taked by Brew Classic Style book...

this is the recipe into BIABacus, the file it's attached below

BIABacus Pre-Release 1.3K
La Corsicana - Batch 1

Recipe Overview

Brewer: Antonio Maria Ledda
Style: Dry Stout
Source Recipe Link:
ABV: 4,6% (assumes any priming sugar used is diluted.)

Original Gravity (OG): 1,048
IBU's (Tinseth): 30
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Today I brew the stout, although I do a normal mash at 64/65 deg...

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Last minute questions for brew #3

First post by nosco, 12 years ago

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Hi all,
so Im doin my third brew tomorrow. The APA from BCS on page 134. Its short notice I know but better late than never.

I really want to have a good crack at keeping accurate records this time. After reading this post and links (most of it any way, short on time) I made a new check list thats better I hope than my first 2 dodgey hand written attempts. Ill post my biab file below. Any advice on the recipe would be cool but Im mostly interested in what you think of my check list.

On a...

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I woke up this morning and realised I could have just measured the trub in the kettle with the steeel ruler :think: :headhit: :idiot: :lol: Then ad that to the trub in the cube. I was trying to pour it into a 2 litre jug and made a mess of it :blush: and I was totally sober too. Got all the other reading though so nearly there. Oh well Ill get it right next time I hope.

My hob sock worked well. I used some 80mm aluminium tube I had spare. Maybe a bit small but did the job. I didnt realise how...

First Ever Brew Today-an APA

First post by martino, 12 years ago

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So, I didn't blow up the kitchen, drown in wort, or even have a bad overboil, but there's still a few things I'm a bit uneasy about after my first brewday today, and I'd be glad of any advice from more experienced brewers here.

My recipie was a kit from the Homebrewing Company Ireland-their American Pale Ale-it had 7.1kg grain (don't know exactly what), four Cascade hop additions, and an American Ale yeast-Safale US 05.

The pot I have is a Turkey Fryer from America-I got it on ebay, and...

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So glad to hear everything is going well.

Problem with final gravity.

First post by tota76, 12 years ago

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Hi guys!
Two weeks ago I brewed an IPA, that was my first brew, after 7 days I had transferred the splitted worth in the secondary fermentor,
the first one whit notthingam yeast went fine after 2 week the FG was 1,013 (OG 1,058)
the second with S-04 after the first week (1,020) the fermentation seems stuck yesterday (after 2 week) was 1,018 so I decided to wait one week more before bottling, I need to reach 1,014/1,015 to pakaging the beer... :pray:

what I have to do? just wait or put more...

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Ok bundy, thats ok, I was a little worried for that reason,
and now everything more clear, we'll see when I taste the beer!

Hair brained cooler idea

First post by cooldood, 12 years ago

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I wonder if anyone has ever tried boiling in a cooler?

I know people put very hot water in them 190 f 88c water so if I use a rims tube and cover it to get the boil going I could reduce the amount of energy required to boil the wort. And I would not have to worry about setting the house on fire with my turkey frier.

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These are popular in the UK, but I have not seen them much elsewhere, and are in fact on my list of to get next brew gear.
If I could easily get an element fitted I wouldn't hesitate.

It is basically a double skinned 80L stainless steel pot (though lots of smaller sized ones are available), that is fully insulated.

This thread here shows how one was cut up to suit.

Very similar to your idea cooldood, but with stainless.

Biabacus and yeast starter

First post by olleman, 12 years ago

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Hello,

I am into my third AG brew now and I think Im getting the hang of it. The other day I added a yeast starter to my brew and I was wondering if Biabacus can help me compensate with some more grain and hops to reach the desired IBU and OG?

,Olle

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I agree With Yeasty, its negligible and not even worth worrying about.

For me I get my Starter going 2 - 3 days prior to brewday. Usually a 1 litre starter. (Unless using Dry yeast then I dont bother with a Starter)

On the morning of my Brewday I take the Starter off the Striplate, and let it sit in the fridge. The yeast starts to drop out of suspension. Then when I am ready to pitch I decant off the wort from the Starter, Pitch the Yeast slurry and you are away.

So in Reality maybe...

First No-Chill with Problems

First post by HbgBill, 12 years ago

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Re brewed my Tori's APA. I've brewed this a few times now with good results. However, this time, using the same recipe, the beer turned out very bitter.. with no hop flavor or aroma.

I didn't fill in the spreadsheet completely :headhit: However, I did a 90 minute mash and a 60 minute boil.

That said, I've just tasted the wort before pitching the yeast. I always do this and can tell pretty well how a beer will turn out.. I don't think this one will be any good...

Hoping someone can point me...

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HbgBill,

Some brewers cut back a bit on their hops. They cut back hop additions 10% or so for aroma hops. I FWH just about everything and use a hop spider for late additions. I pull the hop sack out so that the only hops to go into my N/C are the bittering (FWH) hops and most of them are stuck to the sides of my keggle at the high boil level. Whether the aroma oils in the late aroma additions isomerized in the N/C is a question? The aroma is there but is extra bitterness there also?

I do know...

Continual off flavors

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First post by hasunhats, 12 years ago

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Hi,

I am a new BIAB brewer, doing small batches (1-2 gallons). Started with Brooklyn Brewing kit and then moved on to brewing scaled down recipes from books.

I've made about 8-9 batches, all grain, biab, all ales with US-05 that I let hydrate; also made a small starter with one to see if that made a difference - nope.

Each batch is having an off flavor that seems to be picked up after fermentation. When I transfer the wort to the bottling pot and check the OG, also taste the sample a bit and...

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I used to get a vegative off flavor from time to time that has been noted in my beer at competitions and I finally figured it out. Some of this has been mentioned but this is what I needed to do:

1. I needed to replace the spigot on my bottling bucket.
2. I replace the filler wand. (did not properly clean it and got all nasty inside)
3. I replaced all the silicone tubing I used. Now I replace it all every 6 months or so as it is not expensive at all. I actually have about 30' available in the...

Biabacus, more rows for hop bill

First post by olleman, 12 years ago

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Hello,

I've stumbled across a recipe that has so many hops in each addition that the rows in Biabacus simply aren't enough. Is there a way to add more rows?

Regards, Olle

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The main BIABacus release will have, on the Unit Tools tab, a Hopmix calculator. For now Ollie, post your hopbill and someone will show you how to get it into the BIABacus.

Biabacus and Birco

First post by CoxyBoy123, 12 years ago

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Hi guys

First post I think.... Ha been a while

How do I set up my burco in the new Biabacus? Can't seem to find it anywhere

J

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Many thanks yettiman

More to come, haven't brewed in 6 months and have nearly 200 bottles to fill!

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Sara Carters Bombay IPA (Jaipur Clone)

First post by simontap, 12 years ago

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I have just brewed this, i dont know how to fit this into the biabacus so i guestimated. I have a 70 liter boiler and started with 33ltrs of water.

Its just come out of the fermenter and i am really impressed.

60 minute mash,@ 65c then 90 minute boil.

5100g Pale Malt
180g Vienna Malt

Amarillo 6g @ 75 mins from end of boil
Centennial 14g @ 75 mins from end of boil
Chinook 8g @ 75 mins from end of boil

Amarillo 6g @ 45 mins from end of boil
Centennial 13g @ 45 mins from end of boil
Chinook...

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Change the kettle dimensions in section B to match your boiler. Also the VIF to suit your needs.

Fill in the AA% Alpha acid of the hops you are using in section D.

First Brew - AG>BIAB>BIABacus

First post by tota76, 12 years ago

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Hi folks!
I'm studying BIABacus for may first batch,
I knew BIABacus just yesterday and after all seems pretty easy,
but I've some doubt about few section...
Section G. Chilling - I'll use a INOX serpentine to chilling (it's right what I wrote on my recipe?)
section H Fermentation - what's secondary use/crash Chilled/Filtered ? Assuming attenuation of% ? ( I tried to put something for the yeast section that's right?)

the other big doubt is the efficiency, I put 70%.....

I attached the...

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Thanks Bob! I'll do that!

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BIABacus example for NRB's All Amarillo APA

First post by shetc, 12 years ago

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Hi Everyone,

Can anyone confirm a couple of things for me about the BIABacus designs for brewing the Amarillo Ale? Is it saying that for the Grain Bill (C) that I should use only Maris Otter instead of a combination of JW Traditional Ale, Munich 1 and Caraamber? Or just replace the JW Traditional Ale with Maris Otter? Same thing for the Hop Bill (D): I should use only Galaxy hops instead of Amarillo? Or just replace the Amarillo with Galaxy for the first hop step?

Thanks,

Steve
Pembroke...

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Ah, the charts are nice, thx!

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