Hello All,
I have a Honey Brown Ale that will be ready for bottling in 1 week, but now I'm going to start a Stout for the Winter.
I just ordered the Chocolate Milk Stout from Northern Brewer with the Liquid Wyeast. Will hopefully be able to crack open a test beer on Christmas day.
The reviews for this beer are outstanding, and some have compared it to Left Hand Milk Stout. MY QUESTION IS: Would you guys add anything to this? Perhaps some more hops? Or something else to the short list of fermentables? Any suggestions are welcome. I would love to experiment, but don't want to "destroy the core flavors" of the beer.
SPECIALTY GRAINS: (Steep for 20min or until 170F)
- 0.25 lbs English Extra Dark Crystal
- 0.75 lbs Fawcett Pale Chocolate Malt
FERMENTABLES:
- 6 lbs Dark malt syrup
- 1 lb Lactose
HOPS & FLAVORINGS:
- 1 oz Cluster (60 min)
- 0.5 oz Cluster (30 min)
- 4 oz Cacao Nibs (add to secondary for 2 weeks)
YEAST OPTIONS:
- DRY YEAST (DEFAULT): Safale S-04. Optimum
temperature: 6475°F
- LIQUID YEAST OPTION: Wyeast #1332 Northwest Ale
Yeast. Optimum temperature: 6575°F
I have a Honey Brown Ale that will be ready for bottling in 1 week, but now I'm going to start a Stout for the Winter.
I just ordered the Chocolate Milk Stout from Northern Brewer with the Liquid Wyeast. Will hopefully be able to crack open a test beer on Christmas day.
The reviews for this beer are outstanding, and some have compared it to Left Hand Milk Stout. MY QUESTION IS: Would you guys add anything to this? Perhaps some more hops? Or something else to the short list of fermentables? Any suggestions are welcome. I would love to experiment, but don't want to "destroy the core flavors" of the beer.
SPECIALTY GRAINS: (Steep for 20min or until 170F)
- 0.25 lbs English Extra Dark Crystal
- 0.75 lbs Fawcett Pale Chocolate Malt
FERMENTABLES:
- 6 lbs Dark malt syrup
- 1 lb Lactose
HOPS & FLAVORINGS:
- 1 oz Cluster (60 min)
- 0.5 oz Cluster (30 min)
- 4 oz Cacao Nibs (add to secondary for 2 weeks)
YEAST OPTIONS:
- DRY YEAST (DEFAULT): Safale S-04. Optimum
temperature: 6475°F
- LIQUID YEAST OPTION: Wyeast #1332 Northwest Ale
Yeast. Optimum temperature: 6575°F