Lil' Sparky
Cowboys EAC
If I understand you correctly, that means to add the extract with 15 minutes left in the hop boil?
I've not heard of that before, but it sounds interesting.
Right. I think it's pretty common for extract brewers.
If I understand you correctly, that means to add the extract with 15 minutes left in the hop boil?
I've not heard of that before, but it sounds interesting.
AHS's description:What is Brown Malt? I can't find it in my BrewPal software.
thanks
Actually, I just rebuilt my computer and haven't reloaded Beersmith yet, so I'm not sure. I think it was probably 90 mins. I would recommend, with any recipe you find, that you do your own water calculations based on your own system losses, the time you plan to boil, etc. I often find that my volumes and strike temps are different than the recipe details.Sparky,
I'm getting ready to brew this up this weekend but have another question. In the beginning of the recipe you give a 60 min. boil time but then in your comments before the recipe you say that it should be boiled for 90 minutes to get the gravity up. So which is it, 60 or 90 minutes?
thanks
If you use extract, make sure it's 100% pure vanilla extract. It's usually not cheap.
I'm drinking my extract version of this now... and it's awesome. Used two whole vanilla beans and 2 cups of Makers Mark in the secondary for 10 days.
No head at all even though it's carbonated, I'm blaming the oil in the vanilla beans, but it tastes so good I don't even care.
Here was my recipe:
3 lbs. dark DME (beginning of boil)
5 lbs. light DME (end of boil)
12 oz. british brown malt
12 oz. american crystal 120L
1 lb. american chocolate
Steeped 25 mins 155.
1 oz. chinook 60 min
1 oz. kent goldings 15 min
1 oz. kent goldings flameout
OG: 1.078
FG: 1.019
IBU: 39
Wyeast 1056 (2 packs, no starter)
How long have most of you all aged this beer? What is the minimum aging recommendation? Thanks - excited to brew this tomorrow!!!
It is really good after 10 months. I took 2nd place in a homebrew comp with it.
Watch the mash temps close. I brewed this a few months ago and my temps were off just a few degrees and I ended up with a very very sweet porter.
Watch the mash temps close. I brewed this a few months ago and my temps were off just a few degrees and I ended up with a very very sweet porter.
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