Christmas/Summer BIAB Recipes

[RelaxedBrewer]

us 05/001/1056 @ ~15C makes a pretty good fake lager. It will take a little longer to ferment than usual at that temp but does the job.

edit: you can start to raise the temp after 3-4 days and still get a nice clean ferment as well.

 

[Futur]

Interesting.... i was wondering if there is a way to simulate a lager without having to deal with the rigmarole of the lagering process...

Give this a shot - it essentially makes lagers no harder or more time consuming than ales...

http://brulosophy.com/methods/lager-method/

 

[Matplat]

Nice! I'll have to give that a go, ive been itching to make an Oktoberfest!

 

[danestead]

I've got a session saison and summer ale recipe planned. Also a munich helles style lager. That should see me through the warm months.

 

[tj2204]

I'm going to have a crack at my first recipe with no hops in the boil, all in the cube.

Not 100% on the IBU calculations though, I've done a couple of batches with cube hopping using 20 mins for the calculation but feel like I'm certainly getting a lot less bitterness than that.

Looking at doing a S&W Pacific Ale type thingie, I've got 100gm of Galaxy so I thought I'll use them all spread out between the cube and dry in the keg.

3kg BB Ale
1.5kg BB Wheat
40gm Galaxy - Cube
60gm Galaxy - Dry

If I punch that into beersmith or brewer's friend I get nearly 40 IBU - Does this sound right?

 

[Kumamoto_Ken]

I'm going to have a crack at my first recipe with no hops in the boil, all in the cube.

If I punch that into beersmith or brewer's friend I get nearly 40 IBU - Does this sound right?

Sounds close if you're using the cube addition as 20 minutes. It depends on your OG and the AA% of your Galaxy.
1.050 and 14%AA at 20 minutes gives me 38IBU Tinseth (using BIABacus).

 

[tj2204]

Sounds close if you're using the cube addition as 20 minutes. It depends on your OG and the AA% of your Galaxy.
1.050 and 14%AA at 20 minutes gives me 38IBU Tinseth (using BIABacus).

Totally understand that.

What I was talking about though was perceived bitterness, in my experience so far I haven't felt like I've got anywhere near the same bitterness from a cube hop as a 20 minute boil so I'm finding it hard to get the additions right.

 

[bconnery]

S189 is a beautiful clean lager yeast that gives you lagers ready to go in a shorter space of time.
You can ferment it higher as some do, 18C or so, or ferment down around 12 - 14 and either way it doesn't need much "lagering"
I just chill mine at fridge temps, about 8-9C in my case, for a week, two if I have time.

This is my basic pils/lager "recipe"
90/10 Pils/Munich malt
Bitter to 30-40 IBU depending on hop and preference
Bittering addition at 60 then the bulk of IBUs made up of a flavour addition at 10-15 mins with a ratio of 1.23g/litre (not my invention, I inherited it from someone way back now...), rounded unless you have really really good scales.
I tend to round up for noble hops and down if I'm using NZ hops, Nelson or Motueka make lovely lagers.
S189, two packets

I've used this recipe with a number of different combinations. Hallertau, Nelson Sauvin and Motueka (BSaaz) have been my favourites though...
They dont tend to last very long in summer that's for sure...

 

[Barge]

Maybe plug it in as a 15 minute addition. FWIW, I have always found the perceived bitterness of late additions to be less than early. E.g. A single hop addition at 60 minutes for a total of 40IBUs would seem much more bitter than a late boil for 40IBUs.

I don't know why.

Totally understand that.

What I was talking about though was perceived bitterness, in my experience so far I haven't felt like I've got anywhere near the same bitterness from a cube hop as a 20 minute boil so I'm finding it hard to get the additions right.

 

[danestead]

Maybe plug it in as a 15 minute addition. FWIW, I have always found the perceived bitterness of late additions to be less than early. E.g. A single hop addition at 60 minutes for a total of 40IBUs would seem much more bitter than a late boil for 40IBUs.
I don't know why.

Is it a harshness thats different? Is 1 beer noticably out of balance and sweet where the other is balanced or is 1 just harsh and the other isnt?

 

[Barge]

It's not a harshness, or even a flaw. If it was a style that called for little to no hop flavour and aroma then it would just taste bitter. If it was late hopped then there would be bitterness but also whatever flavour from the hops (e.g. passionfruit or citrus). The second beer would be bitter but because of the other flavours it would just seem less bitter to me.

 

[reardo]

Dr Smurto's Golden Ale is a winner at my house in the summertime. A must have on tap :kooi:

 

[Lowlyf]

Dr Smurto's Golden Ale is a winner at my house in the summertime. A must have on tap :kooi:

Yeah I might have to brew that. I brewed a Fat Yak clone on the weekend but I would still love a golden ale in my collection for Christmas/New Years.

 

[Monsta86]

I'm looking to do a biab Ella smash, using BB pilsner malt to make a nice light refreshing summer ale.... But I need some help on quality and times using ella..... Any advice would be amazing