chawagi
Well-Known Member
Excellent. With multiple carb issues mentioned with the recipe, the more "what went right" stories the the better. Good ol US-05; the backup plan for all!
I hear that. IMO, for what it's worth, this recipe is solid. I think most of the issues mentioned here can be traced to individual technique and procedural faults rather than recipe faults. Beer usually lingers for a bit around my house, but this one is already over half gone.
The flavors seem to have stratified a bit and some bottles are more chocolate while others are more mint, but only very slightly so (again this is more likely a procedural fault on my part rather than recipe related). An unexperienced beer drinker would be very unlikely to notice.
Another plus is that this beer doesn't have that overwhelming Guinness bitterness that has kept me away from stouts for so many years.
If you're looking for something interesting, this is a very unique and tasty brew.