BIAB Recipes

1. Old Geezer's - Grand Duchess - RIS - BJCP Style 13 F - help

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   First post by jhwerner1, 12 years ago

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   Grand Duchess - RIS - BJCP Style 13 F
   
   This recipe originated from BCS by Jamil, Page 176-178 Tricentennial Stout. The original recipe has been changed by yours truly over the past 5 years. With the original recipe, BCJP Judges comments were not good. (My equipment was part of the problem and the fact I was a newby back then) After tr eking the recipe to match my brewing skills and equipment I started to get a few Medals/ribbons from various competitions.
   
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   Yeasty,
   
   Thank you for reviewing the Grand Duchess RIS - TheBiabacus - recipe.
   
   I was using the grain bill from my last batch of 5 for this Grand Duchess Stout, however after your corrections to get it to follow the Tricentennial Stout recipe in BCS, I realized that it would be a good idea to start out with the original recipe with new equipment. By doing so I can keep notes and make tweaks based on those notes.
   
   In the process of getting my equipment calibrated, ie; volume control sensor, pump...
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2. Need a Blue Moon clone for the wife

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   First post by schlitz, 12 years ago

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   Hey guys I need a little help,,,,well a lot of help but that's a different story. The lovely wife has requested that I make her a batch of something she would like to drink (what could go wrong :idiot: ). Since she is not typically a beer drinker I'm having a hard time knowing what sort of brew she would like. She likes Blue Moon with a slice of orange in it so I'm starting there. Definitely want something the non beer drinking ladies will go for. Light and slightly sweet with hint of citrus....

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   Thanks Bob.
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3. First BIAB/ AG Recipe

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   First post by Lumpy5oh, 12 years ago

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   Hello All.
   I am prepairing for a brew of many firsts. First time stepping up a starter; first all grain; first BIAB; first lager; and first time using most of my new equipment. I have been doing full boil extract beers for the past year.
   I am making a Czech Pilsner.
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   4536g Pilsner malt
   454g CaraFoam
   227g CaraMunich
   227g Acid malt
   
   20min@ 50
   60min@ 68
   10min@ 77
   
   90min boil
   
   Saaz 3.5% 56.7g 70min
   28.3g 45min
   28.3g 15min
   Plate chiller into fermenter.
   
   Tips and suggestions are...

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   I used strips from Precision Labs. 70% of my water was reverse osmosis. I have a water report from my city and used EZ water calculator to estimate the mineral levels and ph of the brew.
   My next batch is going to be a stout and according to a couple water calculatore my tap water is perfect for that. I need to better understand what my equipment is doing before I chase the numbers around too much. I am sure the pilsner will turn out drinkable :drink:
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4. Goose Island 312 Clone

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   First post by bworek1, 12 years ago

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   Does anyone have a BIAB clone recipe? It's one of my favorite beers but I have not been unable to find a BIAB recipe.

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   If anyone is interested her is a copy of my recipe. I will update once I have brewed the beer.
   
   Recipe Overview
   
   Brewer: Goose Island
   Style: Urban Wheat
   Source Recipe Link:
   
   Original Gravity (OG): 1.044
   IBU's (Tinseth): 21
   Bitterness to Gravity Ratio: 0.48
   Colour:
   ABV%: 4.26
   
   Efficiency into Kettle (EIK): 84.8 %
   Efficiency into Fermentor (EIF): 72.7 %
   
   Note: This is a Pure BIAB (Full Volume Mash)
   
   Times and Temperatures
   
   Mash: 90 mins at 65.6 C = 150 F
   Boil: 90 min
   Ferment: days at 19...
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5. Newbie here

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   First post by Niimus, 12 years ago

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   I've been extract brewing for some time and planning to go BIAB AG at the end of the month with a 70l kettle.
   
   I lived several years in Germany (though come from the UK) and fell in love with German beers - especially smoked beer as I lived in Bamberg for a while (heaven) :)
   
   I have been taking a look at BIABacus and came up with the attached recipe - would love to hear peoples thoughts (and whether I filled the fields correctly :) )

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   hmmm.... had to add the EOBV-A value - simply adding the IBU did not propagate the Hop bill to the report ... Worked for me? (I've had some very dodgy stuff though happening in Excel lately and have had to close my whole computer down to get any Excel files to re-calculate - not just BIABacus. Very strange.)
   
   When designing your own recipe, you will be really battling to get someone to be able to help you really well when dealing with an obscure style. Personally, the best advice I have is that...
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6. Recipe recommendation request for first BIAB brew!

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   First post by do_you_realise, 12 years ago

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   Hey,
   
   I came here looking to put together a plan of action for my first BIAB brew. I posted earlier ( ) about my concerns over my kettle size (20L approx), the amount of time my gas hob took to bring this to a boil when I tested it (about 1 hour for 15L of cold tap water!) and the rolling boil not being very fierce (although the water did reach 100 celsius which I assume is all that is required?)
   
   I was told that for a 20L kettle I should really be aiming to end up with 10L of beer, which is...

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   Just ignore BobBrews above. He is just trying to attract attention and make you feel sorry for him and then get you to PM him and then he gets your email and then he gives you his bank account details and asks you to send him money to pay for a nose operation. Is he genuine? Who nose? Finally tasted this and while going all-grain hasn't *completely* removed the homebrew twang I was trying to get rid of, it is at least 10x better than my can brews :) very happy!
   
   I'm sure the homebrew twang can...
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7. Please help me learn from my IPA recipe.

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   First post by Rick, 13 years ago

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   Hello all! I'm pretty new to this, as I've only brewed a Brooklyn kit plus two 5 gal AG-BIAB batches so far (one of which is still in process).
   
   Firstly, I must say that I'm quite impressed how amiable the discussions are on here. I lurk pretty often, and this community has silently been very helpful to me. The BIABacus is amazing, and I am fully invested in learning as much as possible to utilize it to its fullest for my brewing hobby.
   
   However, I'm struggling to understand a few things,...

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   OkieSeaPig, :salute:
   
   Very well put! Your post above gives me hope that all newbie's have the insight to see that as you put it so wisely There are many ways to skin a cat . I have often stated that you can brew good beer by any method. Extract, 3V and BIAB. It depends on cleanliness and the skills of the brewer.
   
   The amazing thing is that because we all have varying degrees of taste buds and olfactories (sense of smell?) What tastes good to you and is perfect for you. May be mediocre or...
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8. IPA - Black IPA

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   First post by BobBrews, 14 years ago

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   Black IPA!!!! Here is a favorite of mine!
   
   An ebony pint with a beige head is surrounded by an aromatic citrus-and-pine force field, backed by
   a smooth roastiness redolent of cocoa and French roast coffee. Full-bodied, hop-bitter, and boozy,
   this beer is compelling enough to both fuel and quash the argument of its stylistic integrity, and it
   goes great with a blue-cheese stuffed sirloin burger or steak.
   
   OG 1.075 READY: 6 WEEKS
   
   Suggested fermentation schedule:
   
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   OkieSeaPig,
   
   I remember the waiting. Except I was waiting for the monsoon to end. I was hot and damp you have cold and snow! War is hell! Come home safe and soon! You will be brewing soon enough but I know you will give the family the love first! Seems unfair! Family before beer? Sometimes life is backwards! :lol:
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9. Scottish Strong Ale

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   First post by Jasontb, 12 years ago

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   Well after just winging the first one, thought I would try and get some input before I start this time. I'm not sure how to account for pulling some wort and boiling it down. I'm also not sure when to do that. Can I do that when I first start the mash so that is boiling while I'm finishing the mash?
   
   I'm not really sold on the Perle hops but my LHBS is the 'you get what you get' kind.
   
   I brewed up an extract starter so I should have yeast enough and I intend to ferment in two buckets. (Might...

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   Thanks for the reviews everyone.
   
   I brewed on Saturday, there were beginner mistakes all over the place so hopefully its tastes good when its done. :pray: Trying to make up for the inexperience with enthusiasm. :lol:
   
   I moved the bag aside and pulled ~ 8 litres of sweet liquor at 40 minutes into the mash so I wouldn't get any grains in it. I checked the temp at this time to and found out I was mashing at 70C. :shock: Not sure how that happened. I really hope I just have a crappy...
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10. First Brew - Just checking everything

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    First post by no-more-peroni, 12 years ago

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    Hello All,
    
    I am hoping that I will be able to brew my first Mini BIAB brew (also first all grain brew) at the weekend. I am very excited. I have a recipe that was recommended by Dski from Brisbane in reply to a question that I posted. I have few ingredients available locally so it was based on what I could get.
    
    I have put the recipe into the rather brilliant spreadsheet (how comes it is free?) and the output is below and the file attached. If anyone has the time to take a look and check it is...

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    :thumbs:
    
    Even with a few minor mishaps, you can still end up with a decent beer!
    
    I just bottled another batch of bitter today :drink:
    
    Good luck with it mate.
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11. What can I make with just these ingredients.

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    First post by no-more-peroni, 12 years ago

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    I have been living in south Italy for 4 years and really miss the beers from home (England). I have decided that this summer there will be proper beer here and not from a kit. The problem is the ingredients I can get locally. Below is the list of what I can get easily (within 100km). I know its a bit limited but can anyone suggest a good recipe from what I can get?
    
    This is my first Mini BIAB brew so any help is really appreciated.
    
    Thanks
    
    Graham
    
    Muntons Maris Otter 100%
    Muntons Maris Otter...

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    Torrified wheat is in the list in your original post.
    
    Crystal will also help with head retention. If you want to add wheat, 5-10% of the grain budget is normal for head retention.
    
    Good luck with it.
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12. 12 Months / 12 Brew days...need 4 more recipe's please

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    First post by phytenphyre, 12 years ago

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    I am hoping to brew at least once a month this year, so far I have 8 recipe's and am looking for 4 more. Any help, recipe's, info etc is much appreciated. I just got a keg to brew in so I will be able to do some bigger beers. I have, right now, a Black IPA bottled, a Hopburst just bottled, and Sock Monkey Stout getting ready to be bottled.
    
    1. Founder's Breakfast Stout Clone
    2. Zombie Dust Clone
    3. Rye IPA
    4. 90 Minute Dogfish Head Clone
    5. Bells Two Hearted Clone
    6. Amarillo APA
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    A Porter maybe? By Jamil Zainasheff
    
    I have brewed the all grain recipe, and despite runnung out of propane and a stuck fermentation, it has turned out very well. At only 1 week in bottles, it is really good!
    
    And What about a lawnmower beer? An excellent, highly drinkable beer for a warm day!
    
    Trout
    
    Great ideas!! I'll definitely put them down.
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13. Please help with my 1st recipe input

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    First post by phytenphyre, 12 years ago

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    Here is the recipe I used to plug into my BIABacus and attached is my input into BIABacus for the first time. I have several questions, too.
    1. What is EBC in the grain bill section? I had to keep adding and subtracting to get the SRM number to match the recipe below.
    2. Are the definitions somewhere of EBC and SRM etc?
    3. In section K, what is the actual amount of water I use at the very beginning? Where do I find that number?
    a. None of those numbers match the boil size 8.27 gallons the...

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    MS: sorry, one other question, what is the 10.1% you're comparing it to? What is the other number/data point?
    Sorry, I got a number inputted in the BIABacus wrong on post #10. Disregard that file. This screen shot I attached is based on what you said in post #8. 7.4% is the difference between 79.3% and 71.9% in Section P.
    
    Great, that helps a lot!!
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14. New to BIAB, Looking for a Solid Starter Recipe.

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    First post by DigB, 12 years ago

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    First of all thanks to everyone who has contributed to this site as there is a ton of info that will be very useful in the future!
    
    This is going to be my 2nd BIAB but my first full volume batch. I'd like to find an easy recipe that I can plug into the BIABacus so I can learn how to use it as well as how to BIAB. I would like to brew a sessionable IPA. I have some friends that don't really like heavily hopped IPA's so I'd like to get something in the fridge that everyone would like, or at...

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    What are your thoughts on doing this with Citra hops instead of the Amarillo? Would there need to be any changes to the recipe?
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15. Recommend me a recipe

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    First post by bionut, 12 years ago

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    Hello world!
    
    I want to ask you for a recipe based on what i have right now on hand:
    a lot of pale ale malt, vienna, munich, wheat and some caramel (caramunich, carared and carabelge). For hops i have Perle and homegrown Cascade.
    
    What recipe can i do with some of those ingredients?
    I don't like a style in particular, as i don't have a lot of experience.
    
    Thank you in advance!

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    I checked the wort with iodine before geting out the bag, after my calculations i had a 72% efficiency... In the future brews i will use a 90 min mash and compare the results.
    For isolating i used two old winter jackets, really thick ones. In 60 mins i lost only a couple dregrees Celsius.
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16. 3rd BIAB - Trying new hops variety

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    First post by SeattleVet, 12 years ago

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    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!
    
    BIABacus Pre-Release 1.3 RECIPE REPORT
    BIAB Recipe Designer, Calculator and Scaler.
    (Please visit onclick= window.open(this.href);return false; for the latest version.)
    Mish-Mash - Batch 3
    
    Recipe...

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    Looks good and should be a hoppy one with all those high AA hops.
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17. My quest to control FPL.

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    First post by Rick, 13 years ago

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    Edit: BIABacus file upped to 6G due to discussions below.
    
    PistolPatch was kind enough to look at my previous recipe , and settled my worries of the potential of self-sabotage. I'm a newbie, and I just don't have enough experience to get everything to jive the way I want it to. Perhaps once I start to see trends as I gain experience, it won't bug me so much. Which, in turn .. will have me not bugging all of you so much! :whistle:
    
    The thread I linked above is a pretty heavy read considering I...

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    I brewed the 2nd and 3rd batches back to back on Saturday, and absolutely nailed all of the numbers again. Confidence is high my friends, confidence is high. I made a hop substitution, and stuck to the original brew method . I don't think I care too much for what the Citra hops are contributing in the first batch (Amarillo and Simcoe are the other aroma hops). Everyone else loves the beer, but I feel like it can better suit my vision with a different hop combination.
    
    I swapped the Citra out...
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18. 1st case swap challenge 70+ IBU

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    First post by Contrarian, 13 years ago

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    I have signed up for a case swap in February with the local brew club. I figured with 3 BIAB efforts behind me it would be good to have a specific challenge and much more importantly to be able to taste the variety of beers that this will bring.
    
    The only rule for the case swap is that the estimated IBU needs to be above 70! This is a serious challenge and I am worried about my ability to balance the IBUs in a way that will produce a beer that is drinkable, obviously something that was...

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    As a bit of a follow up to this I brewed last weekend as a dry run for February, just in case it was a disaster. Malts were Maris otter 50%, pilsner 35%, Vienna 12%and about 3% crystal. The variety was mainly because I balked at using half a sack of Maris otter in an experiment!
    
    Used cascade and calypso with a 60 minute and 10 minute additions to 70IBU. Don't have the exact quantities handy at the moment.
    
    Target OG was 1.070 and I got 1.066. Target VAW was 40L and was pretty close to the...
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19. Sparging a Mini BIAB???

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    First post by jarvo_325, 12 years ago

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    Hi
    
    Im going to give this recipe a stab, by the way it will be my first BIAB.
    
    American Pale Ale - NRB's All Amarillo APA (for Mini-BIAB)
    
    This might be a bit of a noob question, I want to end up with a little bit more beer, and was wondering if I could sparge? If not can you explain why?
    
    If so, what the preferred method of sparging?
    
    How much water should I use with Sparging?
    
    Any help would be appreciated.
    
    Cheers

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    jarvo, The Calculator has been superseded by The BIABacus. Download and explore The BIABacus here . That link contains NRB's All Amarillo APA.
    
    Also search the site for sparging and sweet liquor shop as these might lead to some fast answers for you in this complicated area.
    
    Once you have done the above, please feel free to post your BIABacus file filled in as best as you can with your questions.
    
    All the best,
    Nuff
    
    Thanks Mate!
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20. James Squire 150 lashes recipe

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    First post by Homemade, 13 years ago

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    Hi I am looking for a recipe for James Squire 150 lashes Pale Ale or similar
    
    Can anyone help?

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    Without a side by side comparison it's hard to confirm, but I definitely feel that the standard James Squire brews dropped in quality at some point. The Amber Ale used to be a regular tipple for us, but we stopped bothering long ago when the recipe appeared to change. The alc/vol even dropped.
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21. HELP- MAXI BIAB RECIPIES WANTED

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    First post by jarvo_325, 12 years ago

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    HI
    
    I have been an extract brewer for a few years and have dabbled in mini mashes. I have decided to make the next big step and go all grain in the form of BIAB.
    
    Im going to use Ralphs Maxi BIAB method, however I'm getting really confused finding a recipe that would suit a Maxi BIAB.
    
    I have the Big W 19L stockpot
    
    Is there a good calculator that converts batch sizes to suit a Maxi?
    
    I was wondering if people could post a few MAXI BIAB recipes as it would help me lots with my first batch and...

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    Thanks mate, I will have a look at the links and try to work things out.
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22. Base for Motueka hopped beer

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    First post by Indieg, 13 years ago

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    I am putting together a single hopped beer using Motueka.
    
    Anyone care to recommend what you think would make a better base? Pale wheat style or APA?

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    Thanks for the recommendations. I like brewing because I get to drink my mistakes...
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23. TummelAle (APA)

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    First post by gmlogan, 13 years ago

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    Hi
    Was going to do the NRB Amarillo again (loved it) but did not have much Amarillo as I though, so went with substitutions that i had going out of date (all pellets)
    
    76.9% Maris Otter (4.5 EBC = 2.3 SRM) 4007 grams = 8.83 pounds
    15.4% Munich (15 EBC = 7.6 SRM) 801 grams = 1.77 pounds
    7.7% Cara (70 EBC = 35.5 SRM) 401 grams = 0.88 pounds
    The Hop Bill (Based on Tinseth Formula)
    17.6 IBU Magnum Pellets (14.5%AA) 11.1 grams = 0.391 ounces at 60 mins
    13.6 IBU Cascade Pellets (5.9%AA) 34.9 grams =...

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    Graham
    
    That looks tasty, some of my best brews are when using leftover hops..let us know how it turns out.
    
    :thumbs:
    
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24. Need a top of the charts whisky porter recipe

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    First post by rdeselle, 13 years ago

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    My fellow home brewers. While I wait for my, ok bob brews, BlackIPA to condition, I am looking for a top of the line whisky porter recipe. I have of course found a few online but am hoping someone here can give my some thoughts on their top of the line recipe. Hahaha

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    jerryd68,
    
    I buy locally whenever I can. It makes sense to support the people who support you. I use the recipes and will buy online only when the locals don't have what I need. I do let my local shop know when I buy on-line. It gives them a better idea what to stock! :think:
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25. oatmeal / milk stout

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    First post by maevans, 13 years ago

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    Anyone out there got a decent milk or oatmeal stout recipe? Simpler the better! :peace:

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    :clap: :clap: Shib
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