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I only have something like 7 BIAB beers under my belt and they have all been good results, if I don't count the one I bottled before it had settled out enough which was also slightly over-carbed (foam party). I drank half of them before they got to that state happily. Hoorah for desperation and...

I totally agree with Dexter - though I have trouble following the advice - attempt moderation and enjoy life while you have it. From what I have read, it seems that the difference in cancer risk stated was only ever very marginal and for a limited number of cancers, mainly lower bowel. They...

A friend of mine was kind enough to gift me a can of Wilko IPA recently. I'd heard mixed reviews of tweak recipes based on this kit, so I was a little unsure of how to proceed. I just made up my first all grain recipe which turned out well, so I thought I'd have a go at making my own first...

I've done it both ways and couldn't tell the difference. It's a tasty ale :)

Thanks Stange Steve, I finally got all my parts today and built the beast. I opted for a 3 litre flask which I felt would be handy for larger starters and it makes a cool vortex in the three inches or so of water I have tried so far. It's a genius bit of simplified engineering which I would...

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Right, thanks for answering! The plot thickens :) So, with this in mind, perhaps I should consider raising the strike temperature by a degree next time, in case it helps to lower the attenuation - whatever is causing it. I'm so glad that I didn't leave it 10 years to start learning!

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@IainM I realise after further reading, I am a little confused. Is the logic here that I probably did have the mash at too low a temperature, causing over attenuation? I read the temperature seeming to drop too low, but then read that my compensation heating was excessive and temperatures went...

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Awesome Iain, that's brilliant to hear! Thanks for the advice. Yeah, reducing the bill seemed problematic. Your advice may well describe the reason for the problem too. I think I was a degree or maybe 2 over my planned temp at some points during mash, so that might explain it! My thermometer...

Happy to report back that the wort has fermented down successfully to a warm pale-ish ale colour with an almost imperceptible hint of red. It is actually spot on for the colour I was trying to achieve. I don't know how much of the previous darkness was due to suspended particles or if...

Well I made this today. There were 3 big surprises... 1) How dark this recipe turned out. I expected it to be a dark pale, but it is more like a ruby colour. No problem, just a surprise. I might go for all extra pale maris otter and a touch less melanoidin next time unless the malty...

By God I am glad that you put me onto starting with a 5 gallon batch. You weren't kidding when you said the bag was heavy without a hoist :laugh8: My boiler could handle a 6 or maybe 7 gallon batch, though until I get the hoist sorted, my back says 5 is just fine!

Thanks for the info @the baron I will bear it in mind for next time. It's good to hear. Clint, I wish I had realised that before as I actually ordered from the Malt Miller, but I did it individually according to the 500g minimum per order. They don't have galaxy hops at the moment though, so...

IainM, thanks for your input. As you suggest, the simplification is to reduce cost, I can understand that the original would be nuanced and delicious. I chose it as a basis for attempting my own recipe as the balance sounded good. Then I figured I couldn't afford that level of complexity as a...

Great advice, thanks guys! I am trying to move from overpoweringly grapefruity to more general tropical, so I will definitely back off the Citra a touch. Also I like quite bitter flavours, but I don't want to put off riends with slightly less bitter preferences. Thanks for cluing me in there...

Hi, TL;DR Does the recipe below seem viable for an IPA style beverage please? My figures and expectations may be off as I have cobbled together thoughts from a few different places and I am a novice. --- I am a touch adventurous (foolhardy probably) and have been looking at BIAB IPA / AIPA...

Thank you so much Oneiroi and IainM for raising these excellent questions. I am lucky to have you raise these points to help me solve some of the problems of my green naievity. You have already fleshed out my understanding substantially before I get going. I am most likely going to do a 5 or...

I just had a thought about this. Were I in future to try a 10 gallon batch in my 56l boiler... Is there any reason I couldn't perform the mashing with 2 bags containing malt enough for a 10 gallon batch and add as much water initially as is safe, heating some extra water outside the boiler (I...