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  1. Nubiwan

    First Wort Hopping - boil time & IBU calculations

    Well, I am all about time efficiency when brewing, and looking to reduce the time it takes from A to Z on brew day. So today I tried something new (for me at least) and was curious to get opinions on the process. I generally add my bittering hop addition at Boil. Today, as soon as I pulled my...
  2. Nubiwan

    Please critique my pilsner (Czech-ish)

    Something I dug up from either a pilsner urquell recipe or a Grolsch clone. Anyway, would like comments on the IBU threshold I should aim for using all Hallertau or a combination of Hallertau and perhaps Columbus to bitter. Grain Bill 11 lbs Pilsner 1 lb Munich 1 lb vienna That's the grain...
  3. Nubiwan

    Please critique my Pale Ale Recipe - suggestions?

    Trying to make something relatively simply. Just not sure what target IBU is for a US pale (30,35,40?). Had a few varieties lately, and like the way it is just a less potent style of IPA, and can also be a little maltier, if you desire. Least that is my impression of those I have had. Recipe...
  4. Nubiwan

    Pitching Slurry

    Was hoping to pitch some 5-6 month old slurry. Got about 6 mason jars from 2 previous batches of US-05 and Saf-23. Can I just get the slurry to pitching temp, decant the liquid off, and pitch? Depending who you read / believe, this will and will not work. On the other hand, making a starter...
  5. Nubiwan

    Help Wanted - Cold Crash in a plastic fermentor! Gelatin? How Long?

    All my fermentors are plastic pails with an S-Airlock rubber bung type contraption on top. So I carefully moved my D-rested lager from 62 degrees into a porch that will drop it down to 45 degrees, give or take. I have another fermentor giving off CO2 that I could collect in a balloon and use...
  6. Nubiwan

    Pilsner v 2-row and single infusion

    i want to consider brewing a grolcsh or pilsner urquel clone. Had a can of Grolsch recently, and it was pretty darn decent. I like these lagers with a little more challenge in their taste. Question: based on recent data i read, that little difference exists between base malts, can i replace...
  7. Nubiwan

    NEIPA Bottle Oxidation and alternatives?

    Hmmm, hope my title is not misleading. I plan to make a NEIPA in time for Christmas. I am simply aiming for a hop forward ale to enjoy over the holidays. Had a few very decent commercial NEIPAs lately, so wanted to give it a go. I am preparing for some challenges, as I am limited to bottle...
  8. Nubiwan

    Help me with my Amber

    Got the following grain & hops available. Inspired by many of the Amber recipes I have seen on here and elsewhere. Does anyone care to suggest a recipe from what I have in stock. I'd be hoping to make around 7 gallons. Here's what I have. 11 lb CDN 2-row 1.1 lb Munich 1.1 lb crystal 40 1...
  9. Nubiwan

    How long does your beer last? Does it even get a chance to age?

    I've made 3 batches in the last 4-6 weeks. They averaged 6 gallons each. I get about 40-50 x 450 ml grolsch bottle from each batch. I always put a beer in the fridge after a week in the bottle, to give it a try. They usually taste decent. Several more will then go in the fridge during week...
  10. Nubiwan

    Bottle Bucket Filtering Ideas

    I can't see inside my white pale, but my SG samples are full of what appears to be cold break, that is not settling any tme soon. Its been at FG for over 5 days now, and dry hopped, and each sample I pull its full of grainy break. Looks crap. Anyway I can filter this into the bottling...
  11. Nubiwan

    Once I hit estimated preboil OG is mash over?

    Simple BIAB question. I usually mash for an hour, but if I take a gravity at 30 minutes, and my pre-boil OG is established, is there any harm in starting the boil? Is preboil OG simply a function of the mash? Or does something else happen during the mash, that I need to concern mysefl...
  12. Nubiwan

    Little help doing my 3rd BIAB - A 3 Crop Creamer seems fitting

    Just finished a batch of Amber Lager and a West Coast IPA. Going for something a little "mainstream" LOL. Has anyone done a 3 Crop Cream Ale recipe or similar BIAB? Is there anything I ought to look out for with this type of receipe? I am following BierMuncher's 3 Crop Cream Ale recipe found...
  13. Nubiwan

    IPA Dry Hop or not?

    Looking for some advice on and IPA. Just made an IPA, Pretty basic grain bill of 2 row, c-40 and munich light. I used Columbus as the bittering hop for 60, and threw in some cascade at 30. For the last 5 minutes I threw in and ounce each of simcoe, citra and cascade. Was all 15 gram packs...
  14. Nubiwan

    IPAs - Hop Additions and Dry Hop

    What is consensus, or is there a concensus, regarding hop additions for any IPA recipe? Asking all this stuff out of naivety, so rather trying to understand recipe process, and come to terms with some pretty conclusive anecdotal evidence i have read. For instance, read some recent Brulosphy...
  15. Nubiwan

    Amber IPA - Hop addition recommendations - Anyone??

    My grain bill is 11 LB of the following: Canadian 2 row 9 LB Canadian Munich 1 LB (light 8-12 lovibond) Crystal 40 1LB Its already mixed together and ground. Anyway I can make an amber IPA from what I have? Figured if I did some Cascade additions, some Amarillo, some citra maybe, then I'd...
  16. Nubiwan

    Brew House efficiency measure

    I overshot my volume measurement doing my first BIAB on the weekend. My ground water was ubercold, so was toying with extra boiled water to adjust initial mash temps. Long story. Can I still measure my brew house efficiency by taking the starting grain bill, final volume into the fermenter...
  17. Nubiwan

    Cool Temps Outdoors and Maintaining Mash Temps

    North of the border newbie BIAB brewer here. I have to move the operation outdoors while the family is all on lockdown. I am being farmed out to the garage, which is unheated, completely separate from the house, and day time temps here are still only 12 C of 50 F. I will be able to stay clear...
  18. Nubiwan

    Soft water quality and recommendations

    My water is rated softness 20 mg/L and hardness 22 mg/L. All fluoride, chloride, sulfates and sodium come in under 15 mg/L. It is lake watershed water, so pretty lifeless in terms of mineral content. I am wondering if I should buck it up for my first BIAB attempt, or leave as it is to get a...
  19. Nubiwan

    Water Quality Comments Request

    Can I get a comment on quality of my municipal water? I brew mainly IPA and amber ales. Perhaps the odd lager. But I stick around red ales primarily. Any considerations on Alkalinity for instance? pH? Just starting my BIAB experience, so would not want my water producing undesirable...
  20. Nubiwan

    Attenuation results from dextrose vs DME

    In a simple extract kit, if I use 1.8KG of wort, and add 1 KG of dextrose I might get an OG of 1.048, depending on the amount of water I add. I can make the OG higher by adding less water, or more sugar. But lets go with our 1.048. as the kit might suggest. As it ferments, I might get that...
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