OK gonna be doing a stout next. Been trying to put off brewing until I can make the leap to all grains BUT . . . thats not working out.
Next up is a stout, and I have been reading up on them. I do LOVE Guiness but would really like to try and get an older style of stout with the creamier, fuller body and with the higher ABV. I cant go with the milk stouts cuz the lactose will make me stink so bad even I wont want to be near myself. I also read up on outmeal stouts but want to avoid the oily mouth feel from lots of oatmeal and lean more towards the silky mouth feel lighter amounts of oatmeal.
I need help on this one, any comments or recomendations would be greatly appreciated
so here's the plan . . .
SRM = 40
IBU = 35
ABV = 8.1%
OG = 1.071
FG = 1.008
BOIL VOLUME = 4 gallons
GRAINS
.5 lbs American Crystal 90L
.5lbs Flaked Oats
1lbs Roasted barley
1.5lbs Flaked Barley
Steep 1 hour at 150 in 3 gallons, rinse with 1 gallon at 170
BOIL
6lbs light LME
2lbs light DME
HOPS
2oz Kent Goldings - 50 minutes 5%AA
1.75oz Fuggles - 20 minutes 4.75%AA
YEAST
Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale Yeast (LHBS only has wyeast)
Ferment in primary until it's done (1 week minimum) at about 68-70, dump in secondary until it clears and I get time to bottle (2 weeks probably), prime with 8oz DME
Gonna keep a close eye on the fermentation, my Wee heavy had a OG of 1.081 so I realize it can be a bit slow, also plan on letting it bottle condidtion for atleast 3 months b4 I start considering it "done". The Wee Heavy has been around that long and it's just starting to mellow out to where it is really good. It's was ok at 1 month but a bit sweet for me and is now starting to really get very nice and figuring this will be very simular with a OG so close to that one.
Next up is a stout, and I have been reading up on them. I do LOVE Guiness but would really like to try and get an older style of stout with the creamier, fuller body and with the higher ABV. I cant go with the milk stouts cuz the lactose will make me stink so bad even I wont want to be near myself. I also read up on outmeal stouts but want to avoid the oily mouth feel from lots of oatmeal and lean more towards the silky mouth feel lighter amounts of oatmeal.
I need help on this one, any comments or recomendations would be greatly appreciated
so here's the plan . . .
SRM = 40
IBU = 35
ABV = 8.1%
OG = 1.071
FG = 1.008
BOIL VOLUME = 4 gallons
GRAINS
.5 lbs American Crystal 90L
.5lbs Flaked Oats
1lbs Roasted barley
1.5lbs Flaked Barley
Steep 1 hour at 150 in 3 gallons, rinse with 1 gallon at 170
BOIL
6lbs light LME
2lbs light DME
HOPS
2oz Kent Goldings - 50 minutes 5%AA
1.75oz Fuggles - 20 minutes 4.75%AA
YEAST
Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale Yeast (LHBS only has wyeast)
Ferment in primary until it's done (1 week minimum) at about 68-70, dump in secondary until it clears and I get time to bottle (2 weeks probably), prime with 8oz DME
Gonna keep a close eye on the fermentation, my Wee heavy had a OG of 1.081 so I realize it can be a bit slow, also plan on letting it bottle condidtion for atleast 3 months b4 I start considering it "done". The Wee Heavy has been around that long and it's just starting to mellow out to where it is really good. It's was ok at 1 month but a bit sweet for me and is now starting to really get very nice and figuring this will be very simular with a OG so close to that one.