BIAB Recipes

1. M First Leftovers Recipe!

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   First post by nigel55555, 14 years ago

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   Hi all,
   
   I hate waste! Keen to use up some leftover grain/hops but am relatively inexperienced at making my own recipes. Your opinions would be much appreciated! I use a Maxi-Biab method with a 19L brew pot. I've got lots of Torrified Wheat too, shall I try to include it? Hmmm. I'd like it to be quite hop flavour heavy which is why I'm adding most of the hops at the end.

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   I love amarillo late hop aroma
   
   I'd split your 5 minute addition into a 5 and 0 minute addition. Mmmmm
   
   500g of wheat is always good :)
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2. 100% Wheat Beer with BIAB

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   First post by jimmysuperlative, 16 years ago

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   Steve and James from Basic Brewing use the BIAB method to brew a 100% wheat beer (with decoction) and generally espouse the benefits of using BIAB for wheat beers...
   
   Basic Brewing page linky
   
   Look for April 15, 2010 - All-Wheat Beer edition
   
   I think I'll give it a bash myself! ;)

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   Good Day, I have used up 50% wheat, and regularly use 20% oats(quick) and had some bag draining troubles. J.Palmer says Beta Glucanase is the problem, as it is a gum from the grains. He recomends a Beta Glucanase rest onclick= window.open(this.href);return false; and onclick= window.open(this.href);return false; and it helps to stir the mash to break down the gums.
   
   I think I'm with you on a Beta Glucan rest being preferable to a Protein Rest.
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3. 3D Chocolate Stout

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   First post by hashie, 15 years ago

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   OVERVIEW
   
   Style: Sweet Stout
   Name: 3D Chocolate Stout
   Yeast: Danstar Nottingham Ale Yeast
   Fermentation Temperature: 16°C
   Original Gravity: 1.062
   Total IBU's: 28.3
   Colour (EBC): 51.94 - Beersmith 2 does not account for the chocolate or cocoa, so colour will be darker.
   Efficiency at End of Boil: 95.8% - Beersmith 2 does not account for chocolate or cocoa, this is why efficiency seems so high.
   Mash Length (mins): 90
   Boil Length (mins): 90
   Your Vessel Type (Pot/Keggle/Urn): Keggle
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   Thanks hashie,I missed your earlier response re: lactose,because that Stux distracted me. :? That is exactly what I needed to know.I just finished drinking a Dble Choc. Porter, and can't wait(but will) to start this on the weekend! :P
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4. Weissbier recipe and method

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   First post by paulnwright, 15 years ago

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   My wife usually takes nothing but a mild interest in the home brew (excuse pun), but, as things warm up, she did suggest brewing a Weissbier - as she knocked back a Schnieder Weisse - it is one of her favourite styles.
   
   Think I need some more practice on BIAB first, but i was wondering if anyone had a good weissbier recipe out there - neither of us averse to a good cloudy weissbier.
   
   Secondly, I would assume the yeast and fermenting temperatures are crucial to get those weissbier flavours. Does...

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   AussieWeizen :)
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5. English Pale Ale - Monty Python's Holy Grail Emulation

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   First post by housecat, 15 years ago

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   Hi all, (I have also posted this on Brew Adelaide )
   
   For my next brew, I was gonna try and do a beer in the same style as Black Sheep's Monty Python Holy Grail.
   
   Check out their website here it doesn't give too much away.
   
   I've had this beer a few times and liked it every time but once. (Uncle Dans.... need I say more?)
   
   Here is the recipe I decided on.
   
   Monty Python's HG
   Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
   
   Recipe Specs
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   Batch Size (L): 50.0
   Total Grain (kg): 10.500...

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   With my hoppy No Chill brews I've begun doing the late additions using a french press
   
   I found I just wasn't getting enough aroma and too much bitterness.
   
   I had already tried compensating the bitterness by reducing the size of the additions
   
   My current plan is to reduce the additions by 15 minutes. I figure that everything gets an extra 15 mins at hop utilizing temperatures compared to using a chiller.
   
   Any additions which get knocked before flameout I'll steep/boil at ferment time and add...
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6. Belhaven Scottish Stout clone

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   First post by shibolet, 15 years ago

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   i was reading this post on the The Mad Fermentationist blog and i wonder,
   could this be done BIAB ?

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   finally got around to kegging this mother.
   OG 1.071 / FG 1.013
   ABV 7.5%
   
   also bottled 4.5 liters in 750ml bottles with 5ml honey in each.
   
   tastes thick and heavy. caramel and coffee and chocolate. and all that from only base malt and roasted barley.
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7. Kilkenny help

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   First post by Lylo, 15 years ago

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   I'm sitting here catching up on Bob Brews fan mail and drinking the Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale I just picked up. The first one was good and the second was better.I can hardly wait for #6. At least my pipeline will get a little rest!Does any one have a clone recipe?

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   Hmm,I can't believe I may have liked something lager like. :argh: I guess I will have to try this again and maybe keep it to one and stay away from the computer :blush: In the interest of expanding my taste experience I have been buying a lot of commercial/craft beer lately and have found myself leaning toward the less hoppy ales.
   I have made a couple of posts lately into this topic that should probably have gone to beer appreciation or something,not recipes.Can this be moved? Sorry Pat
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8. summit hop recipe

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   First post by jrodie, 15 years ago

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   So I just lucked out and was given 4 ounces of summit hops. Any one got a good summit hop recipe?

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   Summit Hops
   
   Summit is a recently-released high-alpha (17 to 19% AAU) hop variety. It is a dwarf variety grown on a low trellis system. Because the low trellis is not machine harvestable, these hops are gently picked by hand in the field and are, assumably, less damaged by the harvesting process. Chumulone levels are low at 25-28% of alpha. Summit is said to have strong orange and tangerine citrus notes in its flavor, making it ideal for brewing American style IPAs (especially IIPAs) and Pale...
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9. Raspberry Red

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   First post by Lylo, 15 years ago

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   I wasn't sure where to post this but here goes.
   My thoughtful son in law seems to have taken a liking to my BIAB brews and thought he would get into the my books by giving me a beer kit for Fathers day. :dunno: I guess I need to show him again how this process works.anywa,not to llok a gift horse in the mouth I went ahead and brewed it.North Americans may recognize the Brewhouse name.
   I used to use them before BIAB and they were good all wort kits.This is a Red Ale.
   I have also come into a...

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   Thanks Joshua. So,rack to primary on top of pastuerized berries and wait 2 weeks?
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10. Recipe Help

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    First post by deebo, 15 years ago

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    I have just got 450g of Galaxy flowers and I want to put it to use, but having never used flowers or galaxy I am hoping for some advice regarding hop additions and ammounts (I have heard people say go easy on the galaxy.. but is 10g at 60 and 30 too easy? (maybe I should do 30 and 0 seeing I am no chilling?).
    
    As I am no chilling I was planning on either french pressing or maybe even taking off 3 litres from the cube and boiling with the hops for a short time to get some flavour/aroma once the...

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    Hey deebo, I added the chocolate, cocoa, golden syrup and milk sugar at 15 minutes from boil end. I simply put the choclate in as a block and stirred a bit to make sure it didn't glue itself to the bottom.
    
    A broken block maybe easier in the future, while grating would be over kill.
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11. Pumpkin Ale - Let me know what you think

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    First post by Crusader 83, 15 years ago

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    Below is my recipe for a pumpkin ale with a kick at the end. Let me know what you think. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
    
    9.75lbs of American 2row
    3.00lbs of Munich II
    0.50lbs of Crystal 75
    0.25lbs of Crystal 60
    
    HOPS
    1.0oz of Cluster (60min)
    1.0oz of Cluster (30min)
    
    YEAST
    WLP001 California Ale
    
    1tsp each of nutmeg, alspice, clove and cinnamon at 5min.
    
    IN SECONDARY
    Add 1-2 habanero peppers (to taste)
    
    At bottling - 1.25 tsp of Pumpkin Pie spice was added per 5 gallons as well as
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    Crusader 83,
    
    Dry hopping can be done anyway you like. After fermentation (a couple of weeks or so) I dry hop right in the primary! I may use a secondary if I want to reuse the old yeast? I just dump in the ( berries, spices, hops, fruit ) right into the vessel. I may use a sanitized muslin bag weighted down with sanitized marbles or a tea holder (stainless steel wire ball).
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12. Munich Malt + Honey (Melanoidin) Malt + Lager Yeast

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    First post by GrainWaterYeast, 15 years ago

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    I love Munich Malt. I love Melanoidin Malt. Are these two great tastes that can go great together or am I courting disaster with this recipe? I have a freezer to allow me strict temp control, so that is not a concern. I don't want anything that tastes cloyingly sweet, but neither am I a bitter beer fan. What say ye, ancient brew dudes?
    
    P.S. The choice of hops is simply based on the fact that I've had great success with EKG. If you can think of hops that go better with the malt and yeast I'm...

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    Just to update anyone who might be interested. Brew day for this recipe was today, and everything went beautifully. There were a couple (major) changes in the recipe, though. The first was a switch from Munich malt to Maris Otter malt. The second difference was the hops: I used 30g of EKG (5.0% AA) at the 60 min. and another 30g of EKG (5.0% AA) at the 10 min. mark.
    
    I'm not going to cold condition this beer once primary fermentation is over (roughly three weeks), and I'm going to keep the...
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13. 3 CDA recipies

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    First post by mrgstiffler, 16 years ago

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    I've brewed all three of these recipes. The first turned out extremely well and I wanted to do an Imperial version of it with some changes. So the second is based off it with some changes to the hops and grain bill. The second is currently conditioning in bottles, but tastes GREAT so far. The third recipe was made with some tips from the brewers at Deschutes based off their Hop in the Dark release. That one is still fermenting. These are all screengrabs from BeerAlchemy.

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    I'm a fairly inexperienced (1 year homebrewing) brewer planning to brew CDA v1.0 for my first or second BIAB batch. A couple of questions...
    
    1. Are you doing a standard 154F 60-min mash followed by a 170F mash-out?
    
    2. I wasn't able to get German Carafa II , so I bought Weyermann Dehusked Carafa II . Any issue there? From what I can tell the difference is that the dehusked grain will not contribute bitterness from roasted husks.
    
    3. Hops that I bought have a significantly higher AA content...
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    15 years ago
14. SMaSH styles

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    First post by Lylo, 15 years ago

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    I am planning to do some SMaSH brews soon and have been wondering how you style them.As in,is it an ale,lager?Is based on the fermentation method?Yeast strain?How you hold your mouth when pouring?
    I am mostly an Ale guy.I don't know why.If you some beer in my mouth I couldn't tell you if it is an ale ar lager.Put 10 unmarked lagers and 10 unmarked ales on the table and I will like the ales the best. :dunno: :drink:

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    No, it's not a style per se.
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15. Need your favourite recipes to put into BeerSmith2

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    First post by Pat, 15 years ago

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    BeerSmith2 is looking excellent and all the maths is working perfectly.
    
    What we need now over the next day or so are some excellent recipes - preferably medal winners to include in a BIABrewer.info recipe add-on for BeerSmith2.
    
    So, please post your recipes as new threads using the BIABrewer Recipe Template and let us know in this thread when you have done so.
    
    Also let us know here of any existing recipes on BIABrewer.info that you think should be in the recipe pack.
    
    Many thanks,
    Pat

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    Added credit and source to recipe and notes on the bottom.
    
    Do you want me to post an American Rogue brewery Dead Guy Ale clone?
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16. Another Irish Red Ale: IRA #3 - High Octane (Proposed)

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    First post by brewmcq, 15 years ago

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    OVERVIEW
    
    Style: Irish Red Ale
    Name: IRA #3 - High Octane (Proposed)
    Yeast: WLP004
    Fermentation Temperature: 68F
    Original Gravity: 1.069
    Total IBU's: 21.3
    Colour (SRM): 17.5
    Efficiency at End of Boil: 70% (Recipe is based on 70%.. YMMV)
    Mash Length (mins): 90
    Boil Length (mins): 60
    Your Vessel Type (Pot/Keggle/Urn): Keggle
    Source/Credits: BJCP (style guidelines), BeerColor.com (malt descriptions)
    Notes/Instructions/Comments:
    Recipe Generated with BrewMate . I intentionally overshot the OG,...

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    I've got no problem bumping the IBUs. In retrospect, it does seem silly to push the OG and not push the IBUs..
    
    Thanks, and cheers!
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17. Pumpkin Ale with a kick??

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    First post by Crusader 83, 15 years ago

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    I am trying to come up with a pumpkin ale that has a nice spicy/hot finish, but one that does not over power and maintains the integrity/taste of a conventional pumpkin. Any suggestions of what kind of peppers to use, how much and when to introduce; Mash, boil, primary, secondary etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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    Crusader 83,
    I researched pumpkin beer last year and came to the conclusion that it is not the pumpkin itself but the spices. The pumpkin itself weather fresh and roasted or canned lends very little taste. Rather it is the spices used to make a pumpkin pie that people expect. My beer last year was great. I used two cans of pureed pumpkin and grain to make the sugars. I put a tablespoon of Pumpkin Pie Spices (from a jar) in a secondary and dry hopped with that. Here is a link to the recipe.
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18. Eurobeer for the Missus

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    OVERVIEW
    
    Style:German Lager
    Name:Eurobeer for the Missus
    Yeast:S-23 (2 packets) fermented at 12C
    Original Gravity:1.041
    Total IBU's:24
    Colour (EBC):8
    Efficiency at End of Boil:86%
    Mash Length (mins):90
    Boil Length (mins):90
    Your Vessel Type (Pot/Keggle/Urn): Urn
    Source/Credits:
    Notes/Instructions/Comments: I was trying to make an easy drinking beer that the missus would like (she had been saying that my beers were getting too hoppy) and also have a go at making a lager at lager temperatures. I...

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    Hi Dick,
    
    Finally getting around to doing this brew this weekend. We are having a little 'festival' this weekend with all the home and micro brewers in town and then will spend Sat or Sun afternoon doing my first AG brew! Can't wait :)
    
    I have a question about the grains. In your recipe you have a total grain bill of 3.7kg (3.4kg Pilsner, 0.2kg Wheat and 0.1kg Melanoidin). In the recipe you suggested for me you gave a total of 4.2kg (4kg Pale and 0.2kg Crystal). Was just wondering why the...
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19. 1st Place American Floor Milled Brown

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    First post by Brewer Pete, 15 years ago

    

    Style: American Brown
    Name: 1st Place Nationals - American Floor Milled Brown
    Yeast: US-05
    Mash Temperature: 67C
    Fermentation Temperature: 19C
    Original Gravity: 1.051
    Final Gravity: 1.012
    Total IBU's: 36
    Colour (EBC): 20
    Mash Length (mins): 60
    Boil Length (mins): 60
    Hops: Horizon and Amarillo
    Your Vessel Type (Pot/Keggle/Urn): Irrelevant
    
    Notes/Instructions/Comments:
    
    I'm usually giving percentages but this time my computer is updating so I am just going to type from my hand written notes. As...
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20. wheat beer

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    First post by Rad, 15 years ago

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    Hi all I am looking to do my 3rd brew on the weekend and would like to do a wheat beer dose anyone have any good recipies that they can suggest.
    thanks Anthony

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    read this thread:
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21. Creating Recipe for Leftover Hops

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    First post by BrickBrewHaus, 15 years ago

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    I have some hops in the freezer that I want to use before buying more for another beer. I'd like to hear your suggestions on how to use them.
    
    I have quite an eclectic assortment (Hop/AA%/Weight):
    Cascade 5.9 16g
    Sterling 6.0 8g
    Fuggles 3.6 17g
    Hellertau 3.8 13g
    Northern Brewer 9.8 19g
    
    I'd like to keep the grain bill very simple, I was thinking about a ~1.060 IPA with 100% Maris Otter possibly buying another package of Cascade to dry hop.
    
    One last thing, this will be a half batch.
    
    What does...

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    No need to adjust mash temps, all my brews are mashed at 64°C regardless of malt mix.
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22. Wolverhampton Mild

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    First post by Brewer Pete, 15 years ago

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    Style: English Mild
    Name: Wolverhampton Mild
    Yeast: Nottingham
    Fermentation Temperature: 20C
    Original Gravity: 1.030 to 1.036
    Total IBU's: 20 to 22
    Colour (EBC): 17
    Mash Length (mins): 60
    Boil Length (mins): 90, all hops in for the full boil
    Hops: Fuggles
    Carbonation: Low, avoid carbonic bite as it will disrupt the delicate balance of bittering in this mild.
    Your Vessel Type (Pot/Keggle/Urn): Irrelevant
    
    Notes/Instructions/Comments:
    
    I'm giving percentages so you are all smart enough cookies...

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    One last experimenters hint.
    
    While you have your mindset around measuring everything to do with your batches of wort and resulting beer set up a mash temp, mash time and grain experiment on those three parameters.
    
    Temperature and time will have some effect on OG but more on FG or attenuation of the wort. If you can taste much of a difference good on ya.
    
    Select Marris Otter for your base malt and try the same recipe. You should notice more of a difference.
    
    Now shift barley species to 6 row...
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23. Number three - Single-hop ale

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    First post by big dave, 15 years ago

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    Howdy again crew
    
    BIAB #2 went into the cube today (a Little Creatures sort of Ale), which gets the mind focussing on #3.... I was thinking a single-hop, all-Australian Ale; no imported ingredients. So the recipe I have been playing with on the Calculator looks like this....
    
    22 litres into fermenter @ 1.050
    Mashed 90 min @ 65-ish
    90 min boil
    30-ish IBU
    Ferment with a re-cultured yeast from a few Coopers Sparkling (anyone know of a locally produced yeast?)
    
    4700 g Joe White Traditional Malt...

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    Looks good! Galaxy is one of my faves atm.
    
    I'm looking at doing a similar thing with a Dr Smurto's Golden type recipe, but using different types of hops. I don't think you'll be disappointed with galaxy at all.
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24. German Rauchbier as BIAB

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    First post by jvanwest, 15 years ago

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    Our local homebrew club did a project with Gordon Biersch here in the Phoenix area for a very tasty Rauchbier and I thought I would try this as a BIAB but need some assistance to make sure I am calculating this correctly.
    
    BJCP Style Guidelines: 22A - Smoked Beer, Classic Rauchbier
    
    OG: 1.050-1.057
    FG: 1.012-1.016
    ABV: 4.8-6%
    IBU: 20-30
    SRM: 12-22
    
    Batch Size (USG): 6.50 (29.5L)
    Total Grain (Lbs): 14.35#
    Actual OG: 1.056 (13.8°P); FG: 1.012 (3.0°P)
    Anticipated OG: 1.055 (13.6°P)
    Anticipated...

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    the recipe looks soled.
    have you done a BIAB before? if not, i don't think you should start with a step mash schedual. instead just go with single infusion with maybe a temp raise at the end for mashout.
    by the way, i was in Bamberg in November, some of those Rauchbiers are pretty offensive.
    the Schlenkerla Rauchbier tastes like an ashtray, on the other hand the Spezial brauerei Rauchbier is much nicer.
    you might want to cut back on the Rauch malt in th recipe.
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25. mcandrews scoth ale

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    First post by jrodie, 15 years ago

    

    anyone know where to find a McAndrews Scotch ale clone?
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