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howdy folks

anyone else have thoughts on this? thanks.

thanks! i'll check it out.

hey gang. pretty new to the forum and also pretty new to brewing. my method is 3 gallon biab and i'd like to do a cascadian dark ale. i'm loosely following the recipe from brewing tv episode 54, seen here...

and cider, thanks for the BIABacus tip. i will definitely check it out.

thanks yall for the information!! i've been on the fence about a large brew pot (30 liter), because the stove top i'm going to be using is pretty small and i'm not sure how well it would fit. so i've been researching some other techniques. a lot of people in europe have good things to say...

thanks guys. here's to hoping my kung fu improves!

also helpful. i've read a bit about boil off but since i have yet to do it, i guess i will have to wait and see exactly how it works out. 4.5 sounds like a good starting point. what size of pot do you use for your 3 gl batches? i'm planning on getting a 25 liter stainless steel pot, which is...

thanks for the feedback. definitely helpful.

thanks for the comments, guys. i think i've decided on a recipe: http://beersmithrecipes.com/viewrecipe/1645/bells-two-hearted-ipa i know, it's not a smash, but i think that's something i'll try later on down the road when i have more knowledge about the hops i like. as for this recipe, it's...

or this? http://beersmithrecipes.com/viewrecipe/40532/smash-1-golden-promise-centennial

thanks for the comments, julioardz! after some further research, i'm thinking maybe a chinook or centennial smash. any thoughts on something like that? many of the recipes i've seen call for MO, but i'm not sure it's available around here. any ideas for a substitution grain on something like...

hey brewcycle, thanks for the welcome! and the lead. i will have a look at the recipe database and go from there.

hello all, i've recently decided to start brewing my own beer and landed on 3 gallon BIAB batches. they're attractive to me based on the fact that i'm limited on space and resources, and since i'm a beginner, it won't hurt so bad to mess up a batch here and there. not that i'm planning on it...