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cwheel · 12-22-2011, 04:02 PM

I made this recipe from BMW:

http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/recipe/e3cbac9d/planet-scott-rectal-bleeding-dark-strong-ale

Belgian Pale Ale 16 lbs, 0 oz
Belgian Pilsner 8 lbs, 0 oz
Amber Candi Sugar 2 lbs, 0 oz
Clear Candi Sugar 2 lbs, 0 oz
Briess 2 Row Caramel 60 1 lbs, 0 oz
Briess 2 Row Caramel 80 1 lbs, 0 oz
Briess 2 Row Caramel 40 1 lbs, 0 oz
Briess Special Roast Malt 0 lbs, 12 oz
Santiam Plugs 2 oz @ 60 mins
French Strisselspalt Pellets 2 oz @ 20 mins
Fuggles Pellets, UK 2 oz @ 5 mins
White Labs Trappist Ale 1 ea

It says it won a bunch of medals, and it's fully possible that I fermented this at a temperature different from the original brewer (I fermented at 65, with slow rise to 74).

Maybe I just don't like the Briess Special Roast Malt, but the finished product does not have a lot of yeast flavor to it (not necessarily a bad thing), but this means the special malt is really apparent. The nose and taste are very nutty, and I don't really like it. Underneath the nuttiness is a decent flavor that I enjoy, just can't get over it.

Any thoughts on either dry hopping this or maybe adding some sort of citrus to the keg to help combat the nut flavor?

**Steelers77** · 12-22-2011, 04:09 PM

The title of this post made me spit coffee on my monitor.

Give it some time and see if it mellows a bit. How long has it been aging? What was the SG and FG? This is a pretty big beer might just need more time.

SenorPepe · 12-22-2011, 04:11 PM

Did your rectum bleed?

cwheel · 12-22-2011, 04:12 PM

Not that I've tasted dog poop or anything

You've brought up something I forgot to mention. My volume was too high, so the SG was only around 1.075 (should have been around 1.085). FG is 1.009. So it's less malty than I suppost it should have been, which further enhances the nuttiness.

It has not been aging much at all, other than the 4-5 days cold crashing. I'll give it some time in the keg, and I guess I can revisit the dryhopping or citrus idea later??

cwheel · 12-22-2011, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SenorPepe

Did your rectum bleed?

hah! I did choose the recipe based on the name, FWIW

**EdWort** · 12-22-2011, 04:13 PM

Quote:

my dark strong ale tastes a little like dog poop

What do you expect when you use French hops?

Personally, I don't know what dog poop tastes like, but on a hot day, it really smells bad.

**Steelers77** · 12-22-2011, 04:15 PM

Just give it some time, it is 8.6% I'm wait a couple months then try it again.

**Steelers77** · 12-22-2011, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EdWort

What do you expect when you use French hops?

Personally, I don't know hat dog poop tastes like, but on a hot day, it really smells bad.

Poop machine:

**Steelers77** · 12-22-2011, 04:17 PM

Sorry didn't mean to hijack your thread.

cwheel · 12-22-2011, 04:19 PM

he/she looks way too nice to have pooped in my belgian strong ale.

I'm going to let it age, but I've done this before (give beer time), and usually my first impressions of a beer are never too far off from the final product.\

I might siphon off a gallon and dry hop just to see what it does