Thought I'd start a thread on this kit since I just brewed it up last weekend and didn't see a whole lot of information out there on it.
Brewed the mini mash version and overshot the OG by a few points, but I'm not too worried about that. Used a 1L yeast starter and holy Mt. Vesuvius! Blow off tube definitely required on this one. Glad I use one as SOP now. Unfortunately, I still didn't have enough head space and ended up losing at least 1/2 gallon through the blow off tube. I need a bigger fermentor.
Anyways, I figured that since Stone usually releases this in May(ish), I would have about 5 months since brew date to let it age a while and try a side by side comparison this summer....but the majority of it will be for next fall/winter so it can have at least 10 months to age. I'll post here with any results.
Anyone else try this kit? Did you find it close to the original? I've tried several DIY recipe's and ended up making stout beer, but nothing close to Stone's version. This batch already tastes/smells much better than any of my previous DIY attempts.
Cheers
Phil
Brewed the mini mash version and overshot the OG by a few points, but I'm not too worried about that. Used a 1L yeast starter and holy Mt. Vesuvius! Blow off tube definitely required on this one. Glad I use one as SOP now. Unfortunately, I still didn't have enough head space and ended up losing at least 1/2 gallon through the blow off tube. I need a bigger fermentor.
Anyways, I figured that since Stone usually releases this in May(ish), I would have about 5 months since brew date to let it age a while and try a side by side comparison this summer....but the majority of it will be for next fall/winter so it can have at least 10 months to age. I'll post here with any results.
Anyone else try this kit? Did you find it close to the original? I've tried several DIY recipe's and ended up making stout beer, but nothing close to Stone's version. This batch already tastes/smells much better than any of my previous DIY attempts.
Cheers
Phil