A No-Chill BIAB big ale, meant to be very mouthy, creamy, and filling.
Extra half gallon strike water to ensure there is enough wort to completely fill 5 gallon HDPE cube jug with the longer boil time.
Boil time extended to 90 minutes to boil off DMS precursors. Hops reduced by 20 minutes from normal
Hot wort at 180f goes straight to 5 gallon jug filled to top with all air squeezed out, to sit overnight. Overage is canned in quart mason jars for starter base for future batch
Fermenter is Big Mouth Bubbler. Yeast is a one quart starter of harvested yeast from previous batch. Mother is BE-256 and HotHead but over several generations the BE-256 has become dominant due to temperature range.
Fermentation is at room temperature, about 72 or 73 degrees except when it is cold outside, then around 69 degrees.
Optional, add raspberry, mint, espresso, cocoa, etc flavorings within reason near the end of the boil.
Calculator says 1.020 FG but it usually finishes around 1.026 instead.