Going biab. But what kit?

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

Yeah friends what bottle type you get I think as to what regulator you need ( I think ) I use propane as I'm told that burns better and more heat than butane. Ideal for a big old burner. Works for me. The burner you have linked is the one o bought. Really good. Easy to put together just 3 screws and the gas valve to put in.

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

** typo - not friends **. Depends.

 

[GHW]

Cool, thanks. That seals it then...just need to soften the blow with the good lady before the order goes in. Apparently it burns at 150g ph, so about 225g for a 90 min boil, plus heating time.

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

You know more than me on that matter. It's good at belting the heat out. In order to protect the Mrs tables that I brew on I put a towel down. Piece of board the size of burner. Towel on that to and put a baking tray under the heat element bit. Just saves scorching anything and me in trouble.

 

[clibit]

Complete U-turn there Gareth. :p :party:

as Tommy Cooper would say, "Gas bottle, bottle gas!" :hat:

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

@clibit. What's your knowledge of making a super hoppy beer? Fancy making a small batch to fill my 30bottles. Very confused before with numerous ideas and methods that I don't at present really understand. No idea what a SMaSH is?

 

[clibit]

I've made some seriously hoppy beers. I like making them cos hardly anyone else will drink them. :-D

Smash = Single Malt And Single Hop.

What exactly you after? Any commercial beers spring to mind?

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

I'm not usually one for them. But tried this at weekend and it was surprisingly really good.

View attachment ImageUploadedByTapatalk1426877599.948322.jpg

 

[clibit]

OK, just cooking, will get back later. Check out my recipe on this thread for starters...

http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=52366

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

Jaipur is quite nice to. Like the quite dry tasting aftertaste of that and the beer I posted the pic of.

 

[GHW]

Can't find what hops the easy ipa uses, but the grapefruit mentions in the reviews makes me think of the festival razorback ipa, everyone says that's grapefruity (can't say I noticed though). That's got 5 us hop varieties in, including (off the top of my head) simcoe and centennial. The others might be the other newer us varieties like citra, Columbus, cascade, again, I don't think you would go far wrong with those.

 

[clibit]

Apparently Easy IPA is 4.7%, 50 IBUs, uses pale malt and a little biscuit malt, and uses a proprietary hop blend. Possibly Zythos or Falconer's Flight. These both contain a mix of typical American IPA hops.

You could use the recipe at the link above and use a bit of biscuit malt, or carapils or Munich or caramalt or crystal, they will all work. And one of these hop blends. Or just use one of the American hops listed, or try Simcoe and Amarillo, which complement each other well. Mix them 50/50.

Falconer's Flight is available here:

http://www.thehomebrewcompany.co.uk...ets-vac-packed-100g-103-2013-harv-p-1866.html

Their Zythos is sold out. Possibly available elsewhere.

To get to 50 IBUs you would need to increase the first hop addition. We can work out the hop schedule when you get your hops. Just looking for a similar kind of beer, not a replica.

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

Can't use pellets with the type of filter I have in my pan I'm told by the chap who made it.

 

[clibit]

Can't use pellets with the type of filter I have in my pan I'm told by the chap who made it.

Maybe there's a way round that, but not sure.

The most popular American hops tend to be more expensive than other hops. You could do a single or two hop brew. I made a Centennial single hop that was great. Simcoe works well on its own too, and so does Amarillo.

I've also used Cascade and Centennial together and that is great too. Simcoe and Amarillo are a great pairing.

There are also some good American IPA hops that are not expensive - Apollo, Summit, Columbus and Zeus for example. Columbus and Zeus are actually the same hop.

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

Not sure what any have to offer but have hear many mention Amarillo and simcoe so think a 2 hop brew using those might be my first adventure into a super hoppy beer.

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

With much guidance I hasten to add.

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

So if I buy 100g of each for starters then.

 

[clibit]

Yes plenty

 

[Covrich]

I still haven't decided really.. with a gas burner do you just get bottles like you would from Homebase or B&Q for your gas BBQ?

 

[Bunglebrewsbeer]

Yeah just the same as that. Nothing to difficult. If it was I wouldn't manage it.