Foreign Extra Stout Belma Stout

This was the first recipe I won a medal with... it kinda works in 2 categories Foreign Extra and American Stout... it still is on my rotation

8 lbs 2-row
1 lb carapils
1 lb flaked barley
1 lb roasted barley
1 lb chocolate malt

60 minute boil

.5 oz Belma @ 60 min
.5 oz Belma @ 30 min
.5 oz Belma @ 10 min

Nottingham Dry Ale Yeast
Mash @ 156 for 60 minutes
OG: 1.056
FG: 1.016 although I have had it finish dryer


Ferment below 70° for 10-12 days
I generally don't secondary this but I have let it sit in the primary for upwards of 20...

OG target? Fermentation temperature? FG target? Boil time?

Oops, nevermind, not enough info for this recipe

Dr. Francois said:

OG target? Fermentation temperature? FG target? Boil time?

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emmdubb23 said:

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Appreciated!

Perfect! I've got a pound of Belma on the way, and while I liked it in my session saison and IPA, this will let me mix it up a bit! My only concern is that Belma is pretty subtle. Do the berry/melon flavors come through at all?

Oh, and what size batch is this? 5, 5.5, 6?

eulipion2 said:

Perfect! I've got a pound of Belma on the way, and while I liked it in my session saison and IPA, this will let me mix it up a bit! My only concern is that Belma is pretty subtle. Do the berry/melon flavors come through at all?

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Yes they do... especially when the hop is fresh... for best results brew with relatively hard high carbonate (burtonesque) water... I have made with straight RO and it does not carry the hop flavors nearly as well

eulipion2 said:

Oh, and what size batch is this? 5, 5.5, 6?

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5 gallon

Awesome, thanks for that! Now I have to motivate myself to brew in 20 degree F weather...

eulipion2 said:

Awesome, thanks for that! Now I have to motivate myself to brew in 20 degree F weather...

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65F in Florida, we are doing a group brew today

emmdubb23 said:

65F in Florida, we are doing a group brew today

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Well, we're gonna have a heat wave, high in the low 40s all week. Maybe I can whip something out. Have to wait for my Belma to arrive though, so probably not.

Finally, over 8 months later, I got around to brewing this today. Here's hoping my hard water won't kill it!

Ha... Hard water is great on stouts!!!


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Ha... Hard water is great on stouts!!!

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True, true. Just hoping it's not over the top. I've only brewed a couple batches with filtered tap water (previously used bottled), so I don't really have a good measure on just how hard it is.

I put a lot of thought into wording the above sentence to keep it from becoming a 'that's what she said' joke. Not sure I've succeeded...