Ultra-Medic
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Brewed a partial mash stout last weekend & just learning to piece my own recipes together. Really don't know what I'm doing but having fun doing it. I def. need to learn to stop listening to suggestions from my LHBS as they said dump my flaked barley into my boil for the full hour... I lost a lot of volume but the OG is still okay, plus I'm worried about astringency. Next time I'll mash it in.
Anyways... here's what I've done so far:
1/2lb roasted barley
1/3lb crystal 80
1/3lb special roast
1/3lb black patent
2lb dark DME 60m
1lb flaked barley 60m
4lb amber LME 30m
0.5oz east Kent goldings 60m
0.5oz fuggles 60m
0.5oz east Kent goldings 30m
0.5oz fuggles 30m
primary until stable gravity
rack onto rum/vanilla/oak mixture that has been sitting during the primary:
4oz spiced rum
2oz French oak chips
2 scraped vanilla bean w/ pods
prime w/ DME & bottle after 10-14 days
I'm hesitant on the infusion of rum/vanilla/oak as I'm not sure if to add it all, or just the chips. The container it's in smells heavily of rum & it looks like I may only end up w/ 4gal of beer due to they barley being boiled. The ratio might leave it very hot. I don't mind waiting but it'd be a shame to ruin it.
Anyways... here's what I've done so far:
1/2lb roasted barley
1/3lb crystal 80
1/3lb special roast
1/3lb black patent
2lb dark DME 60m
1lb flaked barley 60m
4lb amber LME 30m
0.5oz east Kent goldings 60m
0.5oz fuggles 60m
0.5oz east Kent goldings 30m
0.5oz fuggles 30m
primary until stable gravity
rack onto rum/vanilla/oak mixture that has been sitting during the primary:
4oz spiced rum
2oz French oak chips
2 scraped vanilla bean w/ pods
prime w/ DME & bottle after 10-14 days
I'm hesitant on the infusion of rum/vanilla/oak as I'm not sure if to add it all, or just the chips. The container it's in smells heavily of rum & it looks like I may only end up w/ 4gal of beer due to they barley being boiled. The ratio might leave it very hot. I don't mind waiting but it'd be a shame to ruin it.