Paddles
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I made a Kentucky Common a little while ago from a recipe. Got it bottled, had my little one-gallon fermenting jug empty, and a few leftover grains, and thought I'd see if I could experiment, go crazy, and use just leftovers.
So anyway, (Pardon my measurement of cups, etc, I don't have a scale...) I cooked up 3.75 cup Maris Otter, 0.75 cup Chocolate, and 1 cup Crystal 120.
Strained the wort, set it to boil, and 10 minutes into the boil dropped in 1/2 tsp whole cloves, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp pure bourbon vanilla extract, and 1/8 tsp pure peppermint extract. Man, it smelled like heaven, but I can definitely imagine it turning to ass-in-an-old-gym-sock after fermenting.
Also, at 25, 60, and 88 minutes into the 90 minute boil, I tossed in about a tsp of cluster hops.
This was a couple days ago. The blow off tube has nearly stopped spitting bubbles and--as if this brew wasn't ungodly enough--I'm thinking about dumping in some molasses to see if I can wake the yeast back to work and make this higher gravity.
Any suggestions on that? Anyway this turns into a nice winter brew (If albeit winter 2017 before it's mellowed to drinkability)? Any idea what this beer would be classified as? Are you scared of it?
So anyway, (Pardon my measurement of cups, etc, I don't have a scale...) I cooked up 3.75 cup Maris Otter, 0.75 cup Chocolate, and 1 cup Crystal 120.
Strained the wort, set it to boil, and 10 minutes into the boil dropped in 1/2 tsp whole cloves, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp pure bourbon vanilla extract, and 1/8 tsp pure peppermint extract. Man, it smelled like heaven, but I can definitely imagine it turning to ass-in-an-old-gym-sock after fermenting.
Also, at 25, 60, and 88 minutes into the 90 minute boil, I tossed in about a tsp of cluster hops.
This was a couple days ago. The blow off tube has nearly stopped spitting bubbles and--as if this brew wasn't ungodly enough--I'm thinking about dumping in some molasses to see if I can wake the yeast back to work and make this higher gravity.
Any suggestions on that? Anyway this turns into a nice winter brew (If albeit winter 2017 before it's mellowed to drinkability)? Any idea what this beer would be classified as? Are you scared of it?
