step up to extract brewing or biab

[ChrisRedWills]

hi brewers


just invested in a 20 ltr stock pot & looking for ideas & maybe point me in the right direction for some recipes :

 

[jonnymorris]

Have you seen Graham Wheeler's book? Lots of AG and Extract 'clone' recipes in there.

What kind of beer are you looking for?

 

[ChrisRedWills]

I like most ales I love Guinness ,ipa's would like to try an apa but I'm willing to try anything once its all about experimenting wots the title of the book :

 

[jonnymorris]

Brew Your Own British Real Ale. Clearly, given the title, it only has British real ale recipes (plus some stout and porters) but does have quite a selection. I'll give you a particular recipe if you can think of one. The last one I did was a Wadworth 6X.

 

[maevans]

I've just done this one - fairly pleased with it (only just out of FV and tasting decent) - was very easy.

http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/summer-ale

You don't boil all the water as well, which is easier if tyou're on a stove top.

 

[ChrisRedWills]

: boys

I've ordered the book & will start with the summer ale : again

can't wait

 

[ChrisRedWills]

Another silly ? is a 20 ltr stock pot big enough for biab

:

 

[RobWalker]

You can either use Maxi-BIAB for a volume above the pot size, or make a smaller batch of AG. If you can get DME quite cheap, I'd go for that first so you can get an idea of how the whole thing works.

 

[ChrisRedWills]

sorry rob noobie here

wots maxi biab is it another spanner in the works or just another way of brewing
just when I think I've cracked it

I'm getting confused

 

[jonnymorris]

I use a 15l pot for extract brewing with no problems though you'll apparently get better results with a bigger boil volume (hop utilisation etc). You've got to start somewhere and 20l sounds like a good place to start.