BIAB AG #2 Fursty Ferret Clone

booosh · Sep 22, 2013

Today was my second BIAB brewday.

Went for a recipe based on Fursty Ferret. Thought I'd try a less hop-strong brew for my second BIAB.

Still getting used to equipment. Didn't get too stressed about hitting targets etc. Used maxi-BIAB with my 32L boiler, 10L sparge and returned to boil.

Original gravity was 1.040,

Recipe:

3.5Kg MO pale malt
300g Caramalt
300g Wheat malt Pale

12g Target - 60 mins
20g EKG - 20 mins
25g Styrian Goldings - 0 mins

My first time using a copper immersion chiller. Took around 25 mins to drop to pitching temperature. Very impressive!

Jeff Brewjubbly · Sep 22, 2013

Nice job and I tend to think of my home made chiller as one of he best bang-for-buck upgrades I did vs sitting stuff in water etc. Chiller + and a very cheap thermometer that goes off when it hits 22 degrees means I can leave it in place.

booosh · Sep 22, 2013

Jeff Brewjubbly said:
Nice job and I tend to think of my home made chiller as one of he best bang-for-buck upgrades I did vs sitting stuff in water etc. Chiller + and a very cheap thermometer that goes off when it hits 22 degrees means I can leave it in place.

Form and function. A beautiful object :clap:

Duncs · Sep 22, 2013

Let us know how this turns out. I made the same but used Admiral for the bittering rather than Target. It's not as bitter as I would like, but it was only bottled last weekend.

booosh · Sep 24, 2013

Does it hold any resemblance to the "real deal"?

Duncs · Sep 24, 2013

Not at the moment, it'll be a few weeks before I try it again. I think it needs to be dry hopped with some more Styrian Goldings to get a little closer :hmm: