First Ag, Biab. Recipe(s) Needed.

[smilinggilroy]

Hi All,
Wish to do my first AG this weekend.
Going with BIAB method as have the gear to do so and like the KISS format.
Have the 19lt. BigW stainless stockpot, no chill cube, grain bag etc. and rearing to go!
Just hope the inefficient electric stove top will handle the boil :unsure:
Will be putting a mail order in with a sponsor above as no REAL LHBS here.

My request please is that I need some recipes to peruse, that are suitable for BIAB methods and quantities.
I am an avid GUINNESS DRAUGHT consumer, or was.........
Have done a couple of K&K, kits & bits, a partial (I think that's what you call it?) and the taste/flavours are great.
Makes Guinness taste like water, but I am lacking the smooth, silky, creaminess of the Guinness.

That said, can someone(s) put some recipe ideas forward or point me in the right direction to find them so I may achieve a
pleasant result for my adventure.
Thanks in advance,
Cheers.

 

[manticle]

This is one of mine that I've brewed many times. It's sweeter and stronger than guiness as it's a cream stout but you could easily drop the milk sugar and add in some toasted oats for creamy mouthfeel (say 500g toasted till golden brown in the oven and mashed with the base malt) or just drop the milk sugar and up the bittering a touch for a dry style stout.

http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum//ind...amp;recipe=1027

I'm also a big fan of this one and it has received good feedback from others who've tried it:

http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum//ind...&recipe=997. Very nice smooth porter, the base of which works with various English yeasts (original was 1099 but I have used at least 3 or 4 different yeasts and all work well). Most recent batch was boiled for longer and is stronger and darker - more in line with a stout with a hint of treacle at the finish but still ruby highlights in the light.

I can also recommend Screwy's choc treacle stout from the recipe database - much richer than guiness and all the better for it.

 

[Nick JD]

I got this googling "guinness draft clone recipe" - you can get a lot of clones recipes by googling the beer name and then clone recipe. Bloody Yanks and their pounds!

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: WLP004 Irish Ale
Yeast Starter: 1/2 C. DME 1 Pint Water 36 hours
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.046
Final Gravity: 1.014
IBU: 17.2
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 29 Black
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 1 Week 68
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 2 Weeks 64


6.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 64.86 %
1.00 lb Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 10.81 %
1.00 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 10.81 %
0.75 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 8.11 %
0.50 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 5.41 %
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (60 min) Hops 17.2 IBU

 

[drsmurto]

3 shades of stout

I have an oatmeal version on tap at the moment and its way to easy to drink.

The 4 shades is also a quaffing stout :icon_drunk:

 

[argon]

Have a shot at this one if you like Guiness... +1 for manitcle's advice if you want to add a bit more smoothness add some oats

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Stout Small batch
Brewer: smilinggilroy
Asst Brewer:
Style: Foreign Extra Stout
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 12.00 L
Boil Size: 17.22 L
Estimated OG: 1.064 SG
Estimated Color: 78.0 EBC
Estimated IBU: 43.6 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.37 kg Ale - Maris Otter Malt (5.5 EBC) Grain 87.03 %
0.17 kg Barley Roasted - Unmalted (Bairds) (1400.0Grain 4.35 %
0.14 kg Crystal Malt Dark (Thomas Fawcett) (240.0 Grain 3.60 %
0.14 kg Crystal Malt Pale (Thomas Fawcett) (100.0 Grain 3.60 %
0.06 kg Chocolate Malt Pale (Thomas Fawcett) (650.Grain 1.42 %
50.00 gm East Kent Goldings [4.80 %] (60 min) Hops 43.6 IBU
1 Pkgs Irish Ale (Wyeast Labs #1084) [Starter 100Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Full Body
Total Grain Weight: 3.87 kg
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Single Infusion, Full Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
45 min Mash In Add 16.00 L of water at 71.1 C 67.0 C
10 min Mash Out Heat to 75.6 C over 2 min 75.6 C


Notes:
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[big78sam]

3 shades of stout

I have an oatmeal version on tap at the moment and its way to easy to drink.

That sounds interesting. I've never used oatmeal but am keen to try, do you have a recipe?

 

[bkmad]

but I am lacking the smooth, silky, creaminess of the Guinness.

To get the creaminess, try halving your carbonation and serving with a pocket sparkler - basically pour a glass of stout, minimising head, suck a ml of beer out of your glass with a 10ml syringe, suck in a few ml of air, and then squirt it into your glass.

 

[drsmurto]

To get the creaminess, try halving your carbonation and serving with a pocket sparkler - basically pour a glass of stout, minimising head, suck a ml of beer out of your glass with a 10ml syringe, suck in a few ml of air, and then squirt it into your glass.

Flaked barley gives the creaminess of Guinness, that and a nitrogen/CO2 mix.

Lower carbonation is a must for stouts, i cant think of much worse than a spritzy pint of the black stuff.