Recent content by JohntheKiwi

I concur, this recipe is so solid that the beer is still going to turn out great! I've had glithces along the way, but this is almost a foolproof grain bill that thrives with mistakes "tweaks!"

Yeah, I agree, 5 to 10 per gallon. I'd probably forego the cream, just use the cookie. I would freeze them then use food processor to turn to fine powder. I do that with all kinds of cookies for this brew.

I drank a 1994 Sierra Nevada Summerfest in 2009. Still quite tasty. Gave me the squirts the next day though. I drank a 1980 Cartwright Brewing (Portland's first Microbrewery) beer last year. Tasted funky. Did not have side effects. I have a 1987 Celebration I am saving for it's 30th birthday...

Yeah, the great thing about this recipe is that no matter how much you screw it up, it's still friggin delicious! It's a magic recipe.

Not enough to make any significant difference. The beer will still be really close to the same balance you would have got otherwise. Hops are just for balancing in this one.

Indeed, zero complaints received. It came out a little less coffee that I thought, which, for a coffee beer festival wasn't ideal BUT having said that, it's actually perfect as a solid coffee Milk Stout.

That's just how damn good this beer is!

If anyone in Portland, OR is interested in trying a coffee version of this, I made it with a local brewery 1.5 Barrel batch and it will be pouring at the Bakers Dozen Coffee Beer and Donut Festival March 12. Put it on your calendars. Stuck to the main recipe and added 5lbs of cold pressed coffee...

Lactose should be added during the boil, but should definitely be before the last 5 minutes. I generally do it around 10. As long as it has time to fully dissolve and sanitize.

Sounds like it may be an infection. Just about everyone who has made this has said it has been great at every stage. I've made it 4 times, and it's always really great. It ages well too - in fact right before I read this I opened an 18 month old bottle.

This recipe is one of the greatest finds on homebrew talk. I just made it for the 4th and 5th times. I've made a couple of extracts for variations. One is a New Zealand candy called Pineapple Lumps, which is chocolate covered pineapple, and the other is Cadbury Creme eggs. So I'm making a...

So the second time I brewed this it was for a party, and about half the keg was left over. The party pump probably oxidized the crap out of it, and it sat at room temperature for 3 days before being bottled (using proper beer gun). Turns out, even the oxidation and fluctuating temperatures can't...

I brewed this last month and cracked it open this weekend. Delicious! Even did a side-by-side with actual LHMS, very minor differences, if anything this is slightly more chocolatey, and flavor lingers well. Nice job!