Well, i am tired of being a failure. It ticks me off to no end. I have brewed three stouts and all of them have turned out terrible. I dont know what my deal is but I just dont get it right.
My first stout - was an extract one and I didnt realize the supreme importance of temp control and didnt use a hydrometer.
My second stout - well actually a porter - was still extract i still didnt realize temp control and it finished so high. I added more yeast, roused it, everything.. nothing worked. I came to the conclusion that i was out of fermentables.
My third stout -reindeer fuel without the fuel - was all-grain and I had very poor efficiency and if that was not good enough I still finished high. I dont know what the hell my deal is and how i am being left with all of these unfermentables, but I am sick of it.
I need a great stout to brew - so recommend the one to be. I want a thick robust stout that is drinkable - nothing crazy high alcohol. I would prefer it not be a coffee stout and if it is I may just leave the coffee out of it. They tend to be too much and overpower the beer.
Wish me luck. If I dont brew a decent stout this time, im going to lose it!
I am going to double check my thermometer against a couple others. I am wondering if that is causing me some issues or something. I am also going to check my wort chiller for leaks, although if it were leaking i am positive that I would have more wort than I end up with.
Thanks for your input guys.
My first stout - was an extract one and I didnt realize the supreme importance of temp control and didnt use a hydrometer.
My second stout - well actually a porter - was still extract i still didnt realize temp control and it finished so high. I added more yeast, roused it, everything.. nothing worked. I came to the conclusion that i was out of fermentables.
My third stout -reindeer fuel without the fuel - was all-grain and I had very poor efficiency and if that was not good enough I still finished high. I dont know what the hell my deal is and how i am being left with all of these unfermentables, but I am sick of it.
I need a great stout to brew - so recommend the one to be. I want a thick robust stout that is drinkable - nothing crazy high alcohol. I would prefer it not be a coffee stout and if it is I may just leave the coffee out of it. They tend to be too much and overpower the beer.
Wish me luck. If I dont brew a decent stout this time, im going to lose it!
I am going to double check my thermometer against a couple others. I am wondering if that is causing me some issues or something. I am also going to check my wort chiller for leaks, although if it were leaking i am positive that I would have more wort than I end up with.
Thanks for your input guys.