I brewed my 5th BIAB a couple of days ago, a Rye Ale. I put it into the fermenter today, checked the OG and had a little sip. It was very bitter. The original recipe (which was for 18 litres I think) had a hop bill of 20g Cluster @ 60 mnins, 25g Columbus @ 20 mins and 25g Columbus @ 0. Because of the AA level of the hops I thought at the time that the original recipe poster (not sure where I got it from) may have got the hops around the wrong way. For 23 litres I upped it to 22, 26 and 26. Will this turn out alright, or will I have to bite a lemon every time I have a drink to sweeten things up?
Bob
Post #2 made 15 years ago
That'll be no problems Bob. Beers in the early stage of fermentation often taste bitter/harsh so ride it out 
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(Haven't forgotten you btw on that other thing - just a bit short on time / daylight saving time. My apologies.)
.(Haven't forgotten you btw on that other thing - just a bit short on time / daylight saving time. My apologies.)
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Post #3 made 15 years ago
Hey Bob what was our target OG? I calculated your IBU with an OG of 1.044 and the IBU= 42. This was for full boil that ended in 18L of wort. If you let me know more details about the brew I can help you get a more exact calculation.
CS
CS
Post #4 made 15 years ago
Hi CS,CSchenk wrote:Hey Bob what was our target OG? I calculated your IBU with an OG of 1.044 and the IBU= 42. This was for full boil that ended in 18L of wort. If you let me know more details about the brew I can help you get a more exact calculation.
CS
I guess it was your recipe that I hijacked, thanks. Target OG was 1.048. I achieved 1.045 and according to the calculator an IBU of 30. Since that brew I discovered that my figures for urn diameter and volume were a bit out. I have become much more meticulous with my record keeping since so will have to see what I come up next time I make this. I really enjoyed the beer, not nearly as bitter as I thought it would be.
Bob
Last edited by BobtheBrewer on 12 Feb 2011, 16:02, edited 5 times in total.
